The mental health of LGBTQ youth is worsening in the current political climate, according to the results of a national survey released Monday by The Trevor Project.
By Cara TabachnickThe mental health of LGBTQ youth is worsening in the current political climate, according to the results of a national survey released Monday byNearly one in three LGBTQ young people surveyed said their mental health was poor most of the time or always due to legislation and policies targeting the LGBTQ community in states across the U.S.
The nonprofit organization —which has been working since 1998"to end suicide among LGBTQ young people"— reported that 41% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Yet, 56% who wanted help couldn't find it, the survey found, indicating that access to mental health care is extremely limited for LGBTQ youth.
maintained by the ACLU. States such as Texas, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi have bills targeting the LGBTQ community currently making their way through their legislatures, according to the digital tracker. Javier Gomez, 19, a queer activist from Miami, Florida, told CBS News that his mental health had gotten worse by living in a state where lawmakers are attempting to pass several anti-LGBTQ laws. Gomez said there were days when he and his peers felt"futile and hopeless."
He has thought about moving, but says there are millions of"beautiful, queer, transgender and nonbinary people living in Florida," and he wants to"fight for my beloved state and my home." For trans youth, the stakes are even higher. So far in 2023, at least 528 anti-trans bills have been introduced nationwide,
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