The LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Service hotline, linked to The Trevor Project and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, was closed by the Trump administration effective July 16. This hotline had approximately 1.3 million contacts, offering essential support to LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Jim Parsons criticized the decision, calling it 'criminal' and expressing that it lacked justification. He suggested it aimed to reinforce feelings of exclusion. Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black also expressed devastation over the elimination of such a vital mental health resource for the community.
Actor Jim Parsons called the decision to close the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Service hotline 'criminal,' stating there is no justification for it.
Parsons emphasized that the shutdown feels like an attempt to exclude certain people, saying, 'It is only hurtful and it feels like it's only being done in order to make a point.'
Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black expressed that she was 'devastated and heartbroken' over the loss of a vital crisis resource for LGBTQ+ youth.
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