Trevor Project
Coverage of Trevor Project in the Nexus archive.
- One Year Later, 988 Still Doesn’t Have a Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth
The 988 suicide and crisis hotline's LGBTQ+ youth services, known as 'Option 3,' have been unavailable for a year after federal funding expired. The Trump administration aims to restore the service by 2026, but Congress approved $33 million to reinstate it. However, White House policy under Executive Order 14168 complicates reinstatement by excluding transgender identity from federal policy.
- All-gender bathrooms, ‘use-by’ dates, loud ads: the new California laws to know
California has enacted new laws effective in the new fiscal year, including requirements for all-gender restrooms in schools, smartphone use restrictions in schools, and printing the Trevor Project’s LGBTQ+ suicide hotline on student IDs. Additional measures aim to protect the privacy of transgender individuals by limiting public access to name and gender change petitions.
- The Latest: Federal judge halts Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
A federal judge halted President Donald Trump's executive order to create a federal voter list and limit mail ballot access, siding with states challenging the order. Vice President JD Vance compared the Watergate scandal to Trump's situation, suggesting it would be a short news story today.
- 988’s LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration is restarting the LGBTQ+ youth crisis intervention option for the 988 hotline, but The Trevor Project, which helped develop the service, may be excluded from offering it.
- Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended
The Trump administration is restarting the specialized LGBTQ+ suicide hotline option for the 988 crisis hotline, but The Trevor Project, which helped develop the service, may not be allowed to participate.
- 988's LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration plans to relaunch the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line under the 988 hotline but may exclude The Trevor Project, the organization that helped develop it. The service, which previously fielded 1.6 million contacts, was halted in July due to funding issues but is set to restart with $33 million allocated by Congress. Critics argue excluding The Trevor Project undermines efforts to support LGBTQ+ youth, who face higher suicide risks.
- 988's LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration plans to relaunch the 988 hotline's LGBTQ+ youth crisis service but may exclude The Trevor Project, the organization that helped develop it. The service was previously discontinued in July due to funding issues but is being restored with $33 million allocated by Congress. Concerns arise over the potential exclusion of The Trevor Project, a trusted resource for LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention.
- Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection at All
The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors likely violates First Amendment rights, endangering trans youth. The 8-1 decision, supported by Trump's Justice Department, grants protected speech status to harmful medical claims, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.