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After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/after-a-year-of-anti-lgbtq-legislation-a-lifeline-for-trans-and-nonbinary-people-faces-cuts

The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program.

2 comments

hyperhearse

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I'll just be grateful it'll still be around, but for how much longer? It's very concerning to know that it's entirely possible that a lot of trans folks won't be able to access this anymore. I know there's other options, but still.

Franzia

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Not running your hotline for the last two weeks of the year is unacceptable. Its probably too late for them to change that decision... So... Yeah I hope more funding is found next year.

Navigating warmlines and crisis hotlines that will not call police on you is pretty difficult and this is already a sector I feel like needs to be expanding right now. Access to mental health services really could get patched up better with the use of warmlines like this one.