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HHS Shutters National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth

HeadlineJun 20, 2025

Separately on Wednesday, Trump’s Health Department ordered the national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth to shut down next month. In its announcement, HHS omitted reference to the transgender population, using the term “LGB+ youth services”. One advocate called the move a potential “death sentence” for thousands of LGBTQ+ youth. We’ll have more on these stories later in the broadcast with ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio.

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