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Celebrating Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week is a great opportunity for all of us (aromantic or otherwise) to learn more about aromanticism, and to dust off any cobwebs of misconception around what it means to be aromantic. It’s important to define what it means to be aromantic: Aromanticism is a romantic orientation that describes people who do not experience romantic attraction. This does not mean that aromantic people do not experience any kind of attraction at all; they may still experience platonic, aesthetic, or sensual attraction. Being aromantic is not a choice, like any other orientation. Aromantic people are perfect exactly as…
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Abercrombie & Fitch Proudly Supports The Trevor Project (2023)

This year, we are proud to celebrate our thirteenth year of partnership with our friends at Abercrombie & Fitch, a brand that has made a point of celebrating Pride and honoring the LGBTQ+ community all year long. Abercrombie’s new gender-inclusive Pride collection, which was inspired by our year-long partnership, was designed to celebrate the joy and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. Available online all year long, the collection is yet another example of how Abercrombie invites their customers to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community 24/7, 365. To date, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., has partnered with its customers to raise more than…
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The Trevor Project Condemns Passage of Anti-Transgender Medical Care Ban by Oklahoma Senate

The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 15, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the world’s leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the passage of SB613 by the Oklahoma Senate, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth “Going against the guidance of every major medical and mental health association, this bill brings the state one step closer toward stripping transgender and nonbinary young people of their right to receive best-practice medical care,” said Troy Stevenson…
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The Trevor Project Opposes Anti-Transgender Medical Care Ban Considered by Missouri Lawmakers

The bills would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth Feb 14, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the world’s leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, opposes the consideration of multiple bills (SB 49, SB 164, and SB 236) by The Missouri Senate. If passed, these bills would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth.  “These bills go against the guidance of every major medical and mental health association in the country, and aim to ban transgender and nonbinary youth from receiving…
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New YRBS Data Emphasizes Severe Suicide Risk Disparities Faced By Queer Students Compared to Straight Peers

February 13, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021. Statement from Dr. Ronita Nath (she/her pronouns), Vice President of Research at The Trevor Project: “These alarming data further emphasize why The Trevor Project exists and what we already knew to be true: queer students face disproportionate rates of victimization, and this directly contributes to their higher rates of poor mental health and suicide risk. Queer students are not inherently prone to…
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The Trevor Project Condemns Anti-Transgender Medical Care Ban Signed Into Law in South Dakota

The bill bans doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 13, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the signage of HB 1080 into law, a bill banning doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. South Dakota is now the fourth state in the U.S., and the second this legislative session, to implement this type of medical care ban. “This ban denies transgender and nonbinary youth crucial support and care. Even in the face of professional guidance from every major medical and mental…
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The Trevor Project Condemns Passage of Anti-Transgender Medical Care Ban In Tennessee Senate

The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 13, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the passage of SB1 in the Tennessee Senate, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “This bill aims to deny transgender and nonbinary youth crucial support and care. Even in the face of professional guidance from every major medical and mental health association in the country that supports this type of care, politicians are intruding into the private medical decisions best…
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The Trevor Project Opposes Indiana Bill Undermining LGBTQ Youth Protections Against Conversion Therapy

18% of LGBTQ youth in Indiana reported being threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy in the past year February 13, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, voiced its opposition to SB 350 — a bill that would prohibit counties, cities, towns and other local units of government from enforcing any sort of protections for LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practices of conversion therapy. SB 350 will be heard on the Senate floor today at 1:30pm ET. “Conversion therapy is still happening: our…
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The Trevor Project Opposes Proposed Rule Banning Transgender Medical Care for Youth in Florida

The rule would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 10, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, opposes the Florida Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s decision to uphold a proposed rule that bans the provision of best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth, even for research purposes. “Transgender medical care is well-established, best-practice treatment that can allow transgender young people to live happy, healthy lives. This politically motivated blanket ban would make Florida’s standards of care contradict the guidance of the…
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The Trevor Project Opposes Bills Targeting LGBTQ Students in North Dakota Senate

LGBTQ youth who had access to an LGBTQ-affirming school reported lower rates of attempting suicide than those who did not. February 9, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, opposes the consideration of two bills, SB 2231 and SB 2260, by the North Dakota Senate. If passed, these bills would require teachers to “out” transgender and nonbinary students to their potentially unsupportive parents without their consent, and ban or impose barriers on classroom instruction on LGBTQ topics in schools, effectively erasing LGBTQ history and culture from…