Resources
Emergency Phone Numbers
• 911 if an emergency
• National Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
• Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
LGBTQ+ Youth and Community are at High Risk
• Over 4 in 5 LGBTQ students don’t see positive LGBTQ representation in their curriculum.
• 42% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth.
•Nearly 9 in 10 LGBTQ students experience harassment or assault.
•More than 80% of LGBTQ youth stated that COVID-19 made their living situation more stressful — and only 1 in 3 LGBTQ youth found their home to be LGBTQ-affirming.
•More than half of LGBTQ youth reported that they had experienced discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity in the past year.
***Data provided by GLSEN, and the Trevor Project