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The Hill
29-04-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Trump administration proposes getting rid of crisis hotline serving LGBTQ+ youth
WASHINGTON (WDCW) — The Trump administration is planning to eliminate the 988 suicide and crisis prevention hotline, which serves members of the LGBTQ+ community. According to a leaked draft of the federal budget, the program, which launched in 2022 and is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), could end as soon as Oct. 1 if it's approved by Congress. The Trevor Project, which offers help through 988, said the hotline has provided life-saving services to more than 1.2 million crisis contacts. DC mayor reveals part of FY26 budget, some childcare programs fully funded Suicide is one of the top causes of death among young people aged 10-25. Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black said in a statement that ending the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline program will put the lives of LGBTQ+ youth at risk. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) warned that the deep cuts to HHS in staffing and funding will also negatively impact programs aimed at HIV and STI prevention and access to HIV PrEP medications. 'We have seen an unconscionable amount of tax on LGBTQ+ health at all levels,' said Matthew Rose, senior public policy advocate for HRC. 'Nothing like this has ever existed in any other administration before, and we are here to say that we won't stand for it. And that our people, our lives and our communities matter and that what they're doing does nothing to advance anything they say, what they want to make happen.' Black said regardless of federal funding, the Trevor Project will remain available 24/7 for anyone in need just as they 'always have.'
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Trump administration proposes getting rid of crisis hotline serving LGBTQ+ youth
WASHINGTON () — The Trump administration currently has plans to eliminate the 988 suicide and crisis prevention hotline, which specifically serves members of the LGBTQ+ community. DC mayor reveals part of FY26 budget, some childcare programs fully funded According to a leaked draft of the federal budget, the program, which launched in 2022, is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services. It could end as soon as Oct. 1 if it's approved by Trevor Project, which offers help through 988, said the hotline has provided life-saving services to more than 1.2-million crisis is one of the top causes of death among young people aged Project CEO Jaymes Black said in a statement that ending the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline program will put the lives of LGBTQ+ youth at risk. The Human Rights Campaign warned that the deep cuts to HHS in staffing and funding will also negatively impact programs aimed at HIV and STI prevention and access to HIV PrEP medications. 'We have seen an unconscionable amount of tax on LGBTQ+ health at all levels,' said Matthew Rose, senior public policy advocate for the Human Rights Campaign. 'Nothing like this has ever existed in any other administration before, and we are here to say that we won't stand for it. And that our people, our lives and our communities matter and that what they're doing does nothing to advance anything they say, what they want to make happen.' Black said regardless of federal funding, The Trevor Project will remain available 24/7 for anyone in need just as they 'always have.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN
20-02-2025
- General
- CNN
LGBTQ+ population in US rises to 9.3%, poll finds
The proportion of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3% of the population, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday. The finding represents an increase of more than 1 percentage point from 2023's estimate. The proportion of the population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-heterosexual has nearly doubled since 2020 and has jumped from 3.5% since 2012, when it was first measured by Gallup, an analytics and advisory company based in Washington, DC. how to Get help If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. 'If there is one thing that people should take away from these new findings, it is this: LGBTQ+ people have always been here, and we will continue to be here, no matter what laws or policies attempt to erase us,' said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, via email. The boost has a lot to do with young people, who have been much more likely than older generations to identify as something other than heterosexual, Gallup said. 'More than one in five Gen Z adults — those born between 1997 and 2006, who were between the ages of 18 and 27 in 2024 — identify as LGBTQ+,' according to Gallup's report. 'Each older generation of adults, from millennials to the Silent Generation, has successively lower rates of identification, down to 1.8% among the oldest Americans, those born before 1946.' The percentage of young people identifying as LGBTQ+ has increased over the past two years from an average of 18.8% in 2020 through 2022 to an average of 22.7%, according to the poll. Gallup also observed an increase of nearly 2 percentage points among millennials and an increase of 1 percentage point among Generation X. The findings are based on phone interviews conducted in 2024 with more than 14,100 adults in the United States. Overall, 85.7% of respondents said they were straight, whereas 5.2% were bisexual, 2% were gay, 1.4% were lesbian and 1.3% were transgender, the pollsters found. Just under 1% identified as another LGBTQ+ identity, such as pansexual, asexual or queer. Five percent of respondents declined to answer. Among the 899 LGBTQ+ participants from the overall sample, 56% reported being bisexual, 21% said they were gay, 15% identified themselves as lesbian, 14% reported being transgender and 6% said they were 'something else.' (These figures total more than 100% due to Gallup allowing participants to report more than one identity. For example, a person can be transgender and pansexual.) More than half of Generation Z said they were bisexual. 'Those of us who have identified for a long time as LGBTQ+ are always encouraged … when younger generations find the courage to live their truths,' Dr. Kaila Adia Story, the Audre Lorde Endowed Chair in Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality Studies at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, said via email. How the findings differ by demographics Gallup also found that LGBTQ+ identification differs by gender, location and political affiliation. Ten percent of women versus 6% of men are LGBTQ+, and that difference is markedly more striking among younger generations — 31% of women versus 12% of men in Gen Z, and 18% of women versus 9% of men among millennials. The discrepancies may be partly because 'dominant notions of masculinity are still intimately tied to being heterosexual,' Dr. Brandon Robinson, chair and associate professor in the department of gender and sexuality studies at the University of California, Riverside, said via email. 'Dominant notions of masculinity do not often allow for sexual fluidity or exploring one's sexuality. Moreover, bisexual men are still often stigmatized as being gay, delegitimizing their bisexual identity.' Identifying as LGBTQ+ is also more common in cities and suburbs compared with rural areas, and among Democrats and independents versus Republicans, according to the poll. Gallup didn't observe, however, any differences based on education since both college graduates and nongraduates were equally likely to identify as LGBTQ+, it said. The findings don't indicate that queer and transgender people are new, Black said. 'It is the increase in visibility and understanding of our identities that has allowed us to live more openly — and share these parts of who we are with others,' Black added. 'Growing up, I had extremely limited access to any information about LGBTQ+ people and topics, and greatly lacked visible LGBTQ+ role models to look up to. And yet, here I stand as an out and proud queer person. Like all LGBTQ+ people, these identities are simply realities of who I am.' Related video Actress meets a community identifying as a third gender People of LGBTQ+ identities have always existed, including trans people, said Dr. Lexx Brown-James, a licensed marriage and family therapist and CEO of the Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, via email. 'We have the Muxes of Mexico, the Mahu of Polynesia, the Hijras of South Asia, the Chibados of Angola, not to mention the many 2-Spirit peoples of various Indigenous peoples and so many more,' Brown-James said. For these reasons, Robinson said, people should see the results as a good thing. 'This trend is supported by the fact that each later generation is more likely to identify as LGBTQ than previous generations, showing how society is changing around gender and sexuality,' Robinson added. Experts said they hope the poll results remind everyone that LGBTQ+ people are friends, family members, colleagues, neighbors, teammates and more. They also noted that while there has been societal and political progress in the past, current anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is taking a toll on the community. There are currently 390 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights in the United States. 'Regardless of a person's politics, I hope this poll helps lawmakers and leaders across the U.S. see LGBTQ+ people for who we are: people who exist and belong in every community, in every corner of this country,' Black said. 'We just want to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, like anyone else.'
CNN
20-02-2025
- General
- CNN
LGBTQ+ population in US rises to 9.3%, poll finds
The proportion of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3% of the population, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday. The finding represents an increase of more than 1 percentage point from 2023's estimate. The proportion of the population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-heterosexual has nearly doubled since 2020 and has jumped from 3.5% since 2012, when it was first measured by Gallup, an analytics and advisory company based in Washington, DC. how to Get help If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. 'If there is one thing that people should take away from these new findings, it is this: LGBTQ+ people have always been here, and we will continue to be here, no matter what laws or policies attempt to erase us,' said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, via email. The boost has a lot to do with young people, who have been much more likely than older generations to identify as something other than heterosexual, Gallup said. 'More than one in five Gen Z adults — those born between 1997 and 2006, who were between the ages of 18 and 27 in 2024 — identify as LGBTQ+,' according to Gallup's report. 'Each older generation of adults, from millennials to the Silent Generation, has successively lower rates of identification, down to 1.8% among the oldest Americans, those born before 1946.' The percentage of young people identifying as LGBTQ+ has increased over the past two years from an average of 18.8% in 2020 through 2022 to an average of 22.7%, according to the poll. Gallup also observed an increase of nearly 2 percentage points among millennials and an increase of 1 percentage point among Generation X. The findings are based on phone interviews conducted in 2024 with more than 14,100 adults in the United States. Overall, 85.7% of respondents said they were straight, whereas 5.2% were bisexual, 2% were gay, 1.4% were lesbian and 1.3% were transgender, the pollsters found. Just under 1% identified as another LGBTQ+ identity, such as pansexual, asexual or queer. Five percent of respondents declined to answer. Among the 899 LGBTQ+ participants from the overall sample, 56% reported being bisexual, 21% said they were gay, 15% identified themselves as lesbian, 14% reported being transgender and 6% said they were 'something else.' (These figures total more than 100% due to Gallup allowing participants to report more than one identity. For example, a person can be transgender and pansexual.) More than half of Generation Z said they were bisexual. 'Those of us who have identified for a long time as LGBTQ+ are always encouraged … when younger generations find the courage to live their truths,' Dr. Kaila Adia Story, the Audre Lorde Endowed Chair in Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality Studies at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, said via email. How the findings differ by demographics Gallup also found that LGBTQ+ identification differs by gender, location and political affiliation. Ten percent of women versus 6% of men are LGBTQ+, and that difference is markedly more striking among younger generations — 31% of women versus 12% of men in Gen Z, and 18% of women versus 9% of men among millennials. The discrepancies may be partly because 'dominant notions of masculinity are still intimately tied to being heterosexual,' Dr. Brandon Robinson, chair and associate professor in the department of gender and sexuality studies at the University of California, Riverside, said via email. 'Dominant notions of masculinity do not often allow for sexual fluidity or exploring one's sexuality. Moreover, bisexual men are still often stigmatized as being gay, delegitimizing their bisexual identity.' Identifying as LGBTQ+ is also more common in cities and suburbs compared with rural areas, and among Democrats and independents versus Republicans, according to the poll. Gallup didn't observe, however, any differences based on education since both college graduates and nongraduates were equally likely to identify as LGBTQ+, it said. The findings don't indicate that queer and transgender people are new, Black said. 'It is the increase in visibility and understanding of our identities that has allowed us to live more openly — and share these parts of who we are with others,' Black added. 'Growing up, I had extremely limited access to any information about LGBTQ+ people and topics, and greatly lacked visible LGBTQ+ role models to look up to. And yet, here I stand as an out and proud queer person. Like all LGBTQ+ people, these identities are simply realities of who I am.' Related video Actress meets a community identifying as a third gender People of LGBTQ+ identities have always existed, including trans people, said Dr. Lexx Brown-James, a licensed marriage and family therapist and CEO of the Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, via email. 'We have the Muxes of Mexico, the Mahu of Polynesia, the Hijras of South Asia, the Chibados of Angola, not to mention the many 2-Spirit peoples of various Indigenous peoples and so many more,' Brown-James said. For these reasons, Robinson said, people should see the results as a good thing. 'This trend is supported by the fact that each later generation is more likely to identify as LGBTQ than previous generations, showing how society is changing around gender and sexuality,' Robinson added. Experts said they hope the poll results remind everyone that LGBTQ+ people are friends, family members, colleagues, neighbors, teammates and more. They also noted that while there has been societal and political progress in the past, current anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is taking a toll on the community. There are currently 390 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights in the United States. 'Regardless of a person's politics, I hope this poll helps lawmakers and leaders across the U.S. see LGBTQ+ people for who we are: people who exist and belong in every community, in every corner of this country,' Black said. 'We just want to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, like anyone else.'
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Population identifying as LGBTQ+ in the US has nearly doubled since 2020, poll finds
The proportion of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3% of the population, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday. The finding represents an increase of more than 1 percentage point from 2023's estimate. The proportion of the population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-heterosexual has nearly doubled since 2020 and has jumped from 3.5% since 2012, when it was first measured by Gallup, an analytics and advisory company based in Washington, DC. 'If there is one thing that people should take away from these new findings, it is this: LGBTQ+ people have always been here, and we will continue to be here, no matter what laws or policies attempt to erase us,' said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, via email. The boost has a lot to do with young people, who have been much more likely than older generations to identify as something other than heterosexual, Gallup said. 'More than one in five Gen Z adults — those born between 1997 and 2006, who were between the ages of 18 and 27 in 2024 — identify as LGBTQ+,' according to Gallup's report. 'Each older generation of adults, from millennials to the Silent Generation, has successively lower rates of identification, down to 1.8% among the oldest Americans, those born before 1946.' The percentage of young people identifying as LGBTQ+ has increased over the past two years from an average of 18.8% in 2020 through 2022 to an average of 22.7%, according to the poll. Gallup also observed an increase of nearly 2 percentage points among millennials and an increase of 1 percentage point among Generation X. The findings are based on phone interviews conducted in 2024 with more than 14,100 adults in the United States. Overall, 85.7% of respondents said they were straight, whereas 5.2% were bisexual, 2% were gay, 1.4% were lesbian and 1.3% were transgender, the pollsters found. Just under 1% identified as another LGBTQ+ identity, such as pansexual, asexual or queer. Five percent of respondents declined to answer. Among the 899 LGBTQ+ participants from the overall sample, 56% reported being bisexual, 21% said they were gay, 15% identified themselves as lesbian, 14% reported being transgender and 6% said they were 'something else.' (These figures total more than 100% due to Gallup allowing participants to report more than one identity. For example, a person can be transgender and pansexual.) More than half of Generation Z said they were bisexual. 'Those of us who have identified for a long time as LGBTQ+ are always encouraged … when younger generations find the courage to live their truths,' Dr. Kaila Adia Story, the Audre Lorde Endowed Chair in Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality Studies at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, said via email. Gallup also found that LGBTQ+ identification differs by gender, location and political affiliation. Ten percent of women versus 6% of men are LGBTQ+, and that difference is markedly more striking among younger generations — 31% of women versus 12% of men in Gen Z, and 18% of women versus 9% of men among millennials. The discrepancies may be partly because 'dominant notions of masculinity are still intimately tied to being heterosexual,' Dr. Brandon Robinson, chair and associate professor in the department of gender and sexuality studies at the University of California, Riverside, said via email. 'Dominant notions of masculinity do not often allow for sexual fluidity or exploring one's sexuality. Moreover, bisexual men are still often stigmatized as being gay, delegitimizing their bisexual identity.' Identifying as LGBTQ+ is also more common in cities and suburbs compared with rural areas, and among Democrats and independents versus Republicans, according to the poll. Gallup didn't observe, however, any differences based on education since both college graduates and nongraduates were equally likely to identify as LGBTQ+, it said. The findings don't indicate that queer and transgender people are new, Black said. 'It is the increase in visibility and understanding of our identities that has allowed us to live more openly — and share these parts of who we are with others,' Black added. 'Growing up, I had extremely limited access to any information about LGBTQ+ people and topics, and greatly lacked visible LGBTQ+ role models to look up to. And yet, here I stand as an out and proud queer person. Like all LGBTQ+ people, these identities are simply realities of who I am.' People of LGBTQ+ identities have always existed, including trans people, said Dr. Lexx Brown-James, a licensed marriage and family therapist and CEO of the Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, via email. 'We have the Muxes of Mexico, the Mahu of Polynesia, the Hijras of South Asia, the Chibados of Angola, not to mention the many 2-Spirit peoples of various Indigenous peoples and so many more,' Brown-James said. For these reasons, Robinson said, people should see the results as a good thing. 'This trend is supported by the fact that each later generation is more likely to identify as LGBTQ than previous generations, showing how society is changing around gender and sexuality,' Robinson added. Experts said they hope the poll results remind everyone that LGBTQ+ people are friends, family members, colleagues, neighbors, teammates and more. They also noted that while there has been societal and political progress in the past, current anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is taking a toll on the community. There are currently 390 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights in the United States. 'Regardless of a person's politics, I hope this poll helps lawmakers and leaders across the U.S. see LGBTQ+ people for who we are: people who exist and belong in every community, in every corner of this country,' Black said. 'We just want to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, like anyone else.' Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN's Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being.
