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Trevor Project sees huge increase in crisis calls leading up to the election (www.thepinknews.com)

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“While alarming, we are not surprised to see that the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ politics of the past few years continue to harm young people’s mental health. 90% of LGBTQ+ young people said recent politics negatively impacted their well-being and, transgender youth have been disproportionately impacted – with new research showing anti-transgender policies increased suicide attempts among transgender youth by as much as 72%.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

How can we help? Where can we volunteer? I tried to sign up for crisis text line during the pandemic but they were full up. I can help now.