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Breaking down the data: What does the 2025 U.S. National Survey say about transgender health care?

The Trevor Project’s 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People analyzed the experiences of more than 16,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. The survey covers an array of risk factors, protective factors, and day-to-day experiences that impact LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health and well-being. This blog post offers a deeper dive into the data – and offers a breakdown of what the 2025 U.S. National Survey shows about the topic of transgender healthcare. What is transgender healthcare? Transgender healthcare is an umbrella term encompassing a wide range of ​healthcare…
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How Queer Young People Are Finding Community Both In Person and Online

Community has the power to save and change lives. In fact, LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at less than half the rate of those who did not. But finding your people can be easier said than done. If you’re wondering where to find a supportive group of young LGBTQ+ people like you, the answer is that they might be closer than you think. From online communities dedicated to connecting young queer people — like TrevorSpace — to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, more and more LGBTQ+ young people are finding each…
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Across Borders, One Mission: Honoring Our Volunteers Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Youth

National Volunteer Weeks falls on the third week of April every year, it's a moment to highlight the strength, commitment, passion and care of Trevor volunteers across the US and Mexico. Our volunteers demonstrate what it means to show up in a real tangible way for LGBTQ+ young people, every single day. Some of our volunteers have been with us for over 10 years, and others have just started their journey,but what they all have in common, no matter their age, geography or the multitude of  identities they hold, is a common goal of showing up  for queer and trans…
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What is gender euphoria?

What is gender euphoria? Gender euphoria is defined as the satisfaction or joy caused when someone’s gender experience or expression aligns with their gender identity, rather than with the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender euphoria is often understood as “the opposite” of gender dysphoria – a clinical term that refers to feelings of discomfort or distress caused by a disconnect between someone’s gender identity and the gender they were assigned at birth.  This terminology is typically used to describe experiences among transgender and nonbinary individuals. However, people of all identities can experience gender euphoria – both within and…
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Turning the Page: David Archuleta on Faith, Identity, and Letting Go of Shame

By: Jaymes Black, CEO, The Trevor Project In 2008, at just seventeen years old, David Archuleta captured the hearts of more than 30 million viewers as the runner-up on season seven of American Idol. In the years that followed, he built a global music career – releasing eight studio albums, touring internationally, and becoming a fixture in pop culture. To many, he was the rising teen star with the angelic voice. What most people didn’t see was the quiet conflict he was carrying behind-the-scenes: a young man trying to reconcile faith, fame, and identity. In his long-awaited memoir, Devout: Losing…