🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Why LGBTQ History Month matters

… because our community — including LGBTQ young people — still isn't safe 

Hi Friend of Trevor, LGBTQ History Month celebrates the LGBTQ community and our victories and accomplishments, which have safeguarded and advanced our fundamental rights and freedoms. It's also an opportunity to thank you for being part of The Trevor Project's community. Caring people like you fuel our best work to create a welcoming and loving world for LGBTQ young people — and end LGBTQ youth suicide. Together in the months ahead, we will move our mission forward by advocating for the resources and protections, like the examples below, that LGBTQ young people deserve. THE EQUALITY ACT To thwart the stigma, discrimination, and criminalization that LGBTQ people face, Trevor is part of a national movement to make The Equality Act — which would expand federal civil rights to LGBTQ people — the law of the land. This watershed legislation would ensure that existing federal protections prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public spaces, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. 988 Trevor was a key player in securing a three-digit code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 988 — which went live in July. People across the country experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency can dial 9-8-8 to get help. We also worked with Congress to dedicate funds that ensure 988 will meet the unique needs of LGBTQ youth. Our work, which people like you support, continues to ensure that tools like 988 help address the LGBTQ youth suicide crisis. STATE-LEVEL ADVOCACY In 2022, legislators introduced 250+ anti-LGBTQ bills. Twenty-four became law. Most target transgender and nonbinary young people. To counter this onslaught, Trevor's advocacy team collaborates with local partners, speaks in legislatures and other state bodies, and cites our research in amicus (friend of the court) briefs to support lawsuits. Sam Ames (they/he), Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs, testified against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for enforcing Governor Greg Abbott 's directive to investigate parents and healthcare professionals who help transgender and nonbinary young people receive gender-affirming medical care. Thank you again for working with Trevor to create the world that we all want — a place where every LGBTQ young person knows they're loved, valued, and never alone. In partnership, Preston Mitchum he/him/his Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs Contributions from kindhearted people like you make the world safer and more loving for LGBTQ young people — and ensure that Trevor can be there for them in a moment of crisis. DONATE WITH LOVE View this email in your browser The Trevor Project is the world's largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. © 2022 The Trevor Project. All rights reserved. PO Box 69232 West Hollywood, CA 90069 | Unsubscribe Privacy policy. Change my email address.