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Conversion Therapy
What is International Day to End Conversion Therapy?
Each year on January 7th, people across the globe observe International Day to End Conversion Therapy (IDECT), sharing a worldwide call to end the dangerous, discredited practice known as ‘conversion therapy.’ What is conversion therapy? Conversion therapy refers to practices that seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Despite the name, these practices are in no way legitimate “therapy,” and they lack any standards or basis in evidence. These practices are rooted in outdated ideas that LGBTQ+ people are “unnatural” or need to be “cured.” Historically, these practices have involved behavior modification and painful aversive treatments, as well…
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The Trevor Project Condemns Federal Government Efforts to Restrict Health Care for Transgender Youth
Research shows that access to transition-related care is associated with significantly lower rates of depression and suicide risk among transgender and nonbinary young people December 18, 2025 – The United States federal government is considering multiple efforts to restrict access to best-practice health care for transgender and nonbinary young people nationwide, including through legislative action in Congress, and proposed rules from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Trevor Project’s Senior Vice President of Public Engagement Campaigns, Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen (he/him), released the following statement in response: “Everyone in this country should have access to the care they need…
Blog
Compassionate Ways to Support Survivors of Suicide Loss From a Lifeline Counselor and Survivor
By Lisa Sugarman, 3x suicide loss survivor, Trevor Lifeline Counselor, and Founder of The HelpHUB™ When you lose someone you love to suicide, your world doesn’t just break—it shifts. Permanently. And on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (observed on the Saturday before Thanksgiving), and every day after, we acknowledge the millions of people around the world who are learning to live inside narratives they never asked to carry. This day is a reminder that grief after suicide isn’t something you “get over” or “move past.” It’s something you learn to navigate, layer by layer, as you rebuild yourself in…