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Protesters Rally Outside Trump Tower over Cuts to LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 14 – Protesters urge reversal of funding cuts as specialized LGBTQ+ hotline has helped over 1.3 million youth and faces closure this week, risking counselor layoffs and service loss.
- The Trump administration decided to stop federal funding for a national hotline supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in suicide prevention, with the funding cut taking effect on Thursday and resulting in the hotline's closure on July 17.
- This decision follows a July 1 policy banning grant-funded sexual education programs from teaching content outside heterosexual vaginal intercourse and restricting discussions on gender dysphoria.
- The discontinuation affects over 220 crisis counselors and removes a lifeline that supported 1.3 million LGBTQ+ youth over the past three years, amid protests outside Trump Tower.
- Governor Gavin Newsom dedicated $17.5 million to support California’s 988 mental health crisis program, condemning the federal government's cuts as unacceptable, while advocates caution that such reductions risk triggering a new wave of mental health emergencies.
- The funding termination could increase risks for LGBTQ+ youth already facing higher suicide attempts and stigma, prompting some states to take opposing measures to ensure continued support.
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Los Angeles County moves to preserve LGBTQ+ crisis hotline services amid federal funding cuts
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with an effort to safeguard LGBTQ+-specific crisis hotline services following a decision by the Trump administration to cut federal funding for those resources. The motion, introduced by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Lindsey P. Horvath, comes just days before the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is expected to implement t…
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Union picket line defends LGBTQIA2S+ youth, hotline workers
New York City Communication Workers of America Local 1180 held a spirited picket line on July 12 to protest the Trump administration’s announced dismantling of the 988 “Option 3” crisis hotline for LGBTQIA2S+ youth. The picket line, held outside Trump Towers in New York City, filled the entire ci
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