86% of transgender and nonbinary youth say recent debates about state laws restricting the rights of transgender people have negatively impacted their mental health. April 20, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the U.S. House of Representative’s passage of H.R. 734, a bill that would effectively ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports, and limit opportunities for intersex and nonbinary athletes. Statement from Casey Pick (she/her pronouns), Director of Law & Policy for The Trevor Project: “This unfair and unnecessary legislation…

At least 13 states have outlawed best-practice medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth already this year April 20, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the signage of HB 1254 into law by North Dakota’s governor. The legislation bans doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “This is dangerous and unnecessary government overreach. Personal medical decisions ought to be made between patients, their doctors, and their parents – not by politicians,” said Casey Pick (she/her pronouns), Director of Law and Policy at The Trevor Project. “This legislation…

54% of transgender and nonbinary youth in Florida seriously considered suicide in the past year, and 1 in 5 attempted suicide. April 19, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, issued the following statement in response to a number of anti-LGBTQ policies that have advanced in Florida today: Statement from Casey Pick (she/her), Director of Law and Policy for The Trevor Project: “It is heartbreaking to see Florida officials advance this slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, especially when a majority of trans and nonbinary young Floridians have seriously considered suicide and 1 in 5…

April 14, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, announced its voluntary recognition of Communications Workers of America (CWA) as the representative for employees in the union.  “The Trevor Project’s staff are the heartbeat of this organization, and without their contributions we could not continue to operate our life-saving programs and services for LGBTQ young people,” said Peggy Rajski (she/her), Founder and Interim CEO of The Trevor Project. “We are proud to voluntarily recognize the union, and look forward to working together to support our diverse…

Research has found that transgender and nonbinary youth who experienced discrimination based on their gender identity reported higher odds of attempting suicide in the past year April 6, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, released the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s proposed rule for the eligibility of transgender student-athletes under Title IX. Statement from Kasey Suffredini (he/him pronouns), Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project:“This proposed rule makes it clear that the 20 state laws categorically prohibiting…

Indiana is the eleventh state to outlaw best-practice medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth so far this year April 5, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the world’s leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the signage of SB 480 into law by Indiana’s governor. This legislation aims to ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary young people across the state. “This ban flies in the face of long-established standards of care and guidance from every major medical and mental health association in the country, and denies…

Idaho is the tenth state to outlaw best-practice medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth so far this year, with more expected soon April 4, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the signage of SB 99 into law by Idaho’s governor. The legislation aims to ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “This bill goes against decades of expert guidance on best-practice transgender medical care and allows the government to override personal medical decisions made between patients, their doctors, and their parents,” said Kasey Suffredini (he/him…

At least 9 states have outlawed best-practice medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth already this year April 3, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, opposes SB 254 and HB 1421 – bills that would ban best-practice medical care for transgender and nonbinary young people, including those who are already receiving such care, across the state of Florida. These bills are being considered by state lawmakers as The Florida Board of Medicine has already enacted a rule that prevents trans and nonbinary young people from receiving this care, even for research purposes,…