Chicago Ambassadors of The Trevor Project

Just a reminder if you're in Chicago today, please join us for a after-work gathering at Roscoe's and show your support for LGBTQ youth! RSVP: http://www.ambassadors.kintera.org/chicago

Spread the word about #SpiritDay!

Sometimes the smallest gesture, like wearing purple on , can show the community that you support them during . We hope you join us with GLAAD on today. Spread the word: http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/spreadtheword. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4W02DOIIcE.

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Come join us for a fall happy hour on November 5th at Roscoe's and show your support for LGBTQ youth! RSVP: http://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Contact/ContactUs.asp?ievent=1146626&en=4dIxHFPfE3KGIPPiF2LDKLNsFeLBJLNqEfJHLOOwFeLDIPMmFbIMKNPrGfJFKTNEE

National Coming Out Day

On , Oct. 11, let your friends know that The Trevor Project supports all who are coming out or choosing not to. Add a to your profile pic to raise awareness about our life-saving services: https://twibbon.com/Support/national-coming-out-day-4.

We know coming out can be hard, and we are here for you if you're struggling. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, call the Trevor Lifeline at 866-488-7386 or find more resources at thetrevorproject.org.

twibbon.com Coming out is not always easy. If you're struggling, The Trevor Project is always here to listen. Call our Lifeline at 866-488-7386 or find a supportive community online at TrevorSpace.org. More resources can be found at thetrevorproject.org. We love a...

New center in Muskegon Heights aims to be a 'one stop shop' for Lakeshore's LBGT residents

It's inspiring to see LGBT Support Services open up a safe space for youth in Muskegon Heights, MI, an area that doesn't have many resources for the community. http://www.mlive.com/…/…/new_center_in_muskegon_heights.html

mlive.com Rev. Robert Teszlewicz will never forget the boy who wandered into his office one day, bawling because he was gay and feared how people might treat him.

World Su***de Prevention Day & LGBTQ Youth

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day. Click on the link to read a blog post from The Trevor Project about today and LGBTQ Youth. It's brave to .

www.thetrevorproject.org On World Su***de Prevention Day, supporter Victoria Justice explains the startling statistics affecting LGBTQ youth

Join us for Pride Festivals all summer long! To volunteer, please go to http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/pride-signup

10 Things You Can Do For Transgender Day Of Visibility

Today we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility

buzzfeed.com Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day to show your support for the trans community! It aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of trans people everywhere while fighting cissexism and...

Watch: 13-Year-Old Beautifully Comes Out As Trans In Public Speech | Out Magazine

Tom - The Trevor Project supports and loves you. Thank you for embracing your truth.

out.com Thoughtful and honest, Tom Sosnik invoked the memory of Leelah Alcorn

Speak out as an LGBT ally. #GotYourBack

Speak out as an LGBT ally and participate in GLAAD's campaign. Take the pledge and get involved at http://glaad.org/gotyourback.

glaad.org Broadening acceptance of LGBT Americans requires the help of allies – friends and family of who feel strongly that LGBT people must be fully accepted members of society. When allies speak out, hearts and minds open. Your voice matters.

Want to volunteer?! Come learn how to get involved with the Chicago Ambassadors of Trevor Project tomorrow. Details below:

Chicago Ambassadors of the Trevor Project Meeting
Date: March 3, 2015
Time: 6:15-7:45 pm
Where: Deloitte Office Building, 111 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Please RSVP to James Luna, [email protected]

We’ll be hosting an information session next week to highlight how you can get involved with the Chicago Ambassadors of The Trevor Project. Below you will find details on how to attend.

Chicago Ambassadors of the Trevor Project Meeting
Date: March 3, 2015
Time: 6:15-7:45 pm
Where: Deloitte Office Building, 111 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Please RSVP to James Luna, [email protected]

Refreshments and light appetizers will be served.

Thank you to everyone who came out to help re-launch our Chicago Ambassadors group on Saturday at Minibar. We are looking forward to making the Chicago Ambassadors a network of inspiring local volunteers that help educate the city of Chicago, raise life-saving funds, plan exciting area programs and events—and much more—to make sure that LGBTQ youth know that they are not alone. We’ll be hosting two information sessions in the next month to highlight how you can get involved with Chicago Ambassadors of The Trevor Project. Thank you for being a critical part of the Trevor Project’s work in the Chicago region.

Chicago Coming Out - The Trevor Project

Come out and celebrate with us tonight at Minibar. Get your tickets below or consider making a donation if you can't attend. See you tonight!

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Volunteer

Looking for a new activity for 2015? Volunteer with us! Our volunteers are what make us awesome, and we couldn't do all our life-saving work without them. Click the link below to see how you can join us.

thetrevorproject.org The Trevor Project could not exist without our incredible volunteers.

Hey Trevor fans, we need 10 minutes of your time! We want to improve our communication with you, so we'd love if you could take this short survey to give us feedback: http://svy.mk/1jaUTsB. After you complete it, you can enter to win a $100 American Express gift card!

The Trevor Project

Have questions for performers and attendees? Post your questions below and Tyler Oakley and Shira Lazar might ask them during the red carpet livestream!

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The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act is the only dedicated stream of federal funding for su***de prevention. Send a letter to your representative today to ensure that vital services across the country continue to be funded. Make your voice heard: http://bit.ly/19Ckvpp.

The Trevor Project

We're very excited to announce our partnership with Campus Pride and Kognito Interactive on online interactive training simulations for youth, faculty and staff in higher education and for middle school and high school educators!

Learn more about these training simulations during a free webinar series: http://bit.ly/19mhQhE.

AT&T - The Love, Making History Project

This LGBT History Month, AT&T is creating hope for a better future. For each person who shares this site or a film, AT&T will donate $1, up to $100,000, to the Trevor Project* — the nation's leading non-profit providing crisis intervention and su***de prevention services to LGBTQ youth.

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Center on Halsted - Chicago's Le***an, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

Join Hannah Kopach, one of The Trevor Project's Youth Advisory Council members, at this free event at Center on Halstead.

centeronhalsted.org Discussion: Come to enjoy a conversation with Hannah from Trevor Project to discuss how to use art as a self-care tool. Hannah will introduce her experience as a young leader at Trevor Project and the importance of mental health in LGBTQ youth culture

SAMHSA - Live Webcast

Tomorrow The Trevor Project’s Executive Director, Abbe Land will be one of the lead speakers for tomorrow’s “Everyone Plays a Role in Su***de Prevention” event with SAMHSA. The event kicks off 75 days of turning the National Su***de Prevention Strategy into action, with the main action day on September 10th, National Su***de Prevention Day.

You can watch her live via webcast tomorrow morning. The event begins at 9:00 am CT (10am ET / 7am PT) and Abbe will be presenting sometime between
10:00-11:00am CT.

Visit the link below to watch tomorrow!

webconferences.com WEBCAST requirements: Adobe Flash 9 or higher required to view webcast on a desktop computer. iPhones, iPads will automatically be able to view the webcast.

AT&T Live Proud

We've reached 10K Likes and are 20% to our goal! Remember, AT&T is donating $1 for every new Like to their Live Proud page: www.attliveproud.com Please SHARE this with your friends!

youtube.com Adam Lambert supports the AT&T Live Proud campaign and The Trevor Project. Visit http://attliveproud.com to join him!

Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - Trevor Advocacy Network

Introducing our new Advocacy Center! Please contact your senators and ask that they support the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S.689), which will reauthorize su***de prevention funding for states and colleges. http://bit.ly/MHAIA

kintera.org Important mental health bill S.689 will increase school-based prevention services. Ask your senators to support this bill today!

Lady Gaga’s Born Brave Bus Tour and The Trevor Project will be visiting Chicago and we need volunteers! We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to staff a Trevor table and share our mission and programs with event attendees.

Wednesday, March 27
12-6pm
Chicago, IL, Gateway Park in front of the Navy Pier

Visitors to the bus can enjoy food, live performances from Lady Gaga’s friends The Dirty Pearls, as well as DJ sets from Lady Starlight and DJ White Shadow in select cities, and fun activities including interactive digital kiosks, games and more.

Please email [email protected] if you are interested.

Shira Lazar and Tyler Oakley co-host our live stream at Trevor Live this Sunday, Dec. 2 and they need YOUR questions for our celebrity guests. So what should they ask? www.thetrevorproject.org/livestream

Want to win tickets to a private event with Fun in Chicago on 11/15? To enter, (1) make sure you've 'Liked' our Page and then (2) take The Ally Coalition pledge at www.theallycoalition.org/media. The first 15 ppl who complete these two steps and email their pledge photo to [email protected] by NOON on 11/12 will win!

The Trevor Project

For those who have expressed concern, we have closed our offices in New York and D.C. in accordance to the advisories issued by national and city officials. We will reopen when it is safe to do so. Thanks to our west coast call centers, the Trevor Lifeline is still operational 24/7. Please keep everyone on the east coast in your thoughts as Hurricane Sandy rages on.

Science, Not Politics, Needs To Guide Policies Protecting Trans Youth

Today, the East Aurora School District will vote to remove a policy making school life safer and better for transgender students. Help us tell the board members not to cave in to anti-LGBT pressure and support Trans youth on Spirit Day! http://bit.ly/VkdoPX

huffingtonpost.com Earlier this week the East Aurora School District passed a policy that would provide key supports to trans youth. Soon thereafter the Illinois Family Institute urged people to complain about the policy, and today the East Aurora school district might very well rescind that protective policy.

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