It was a response to the brutal reality that queer youth are at significantly higher risk of suicide, and generic emergency services often miss the mark. Queer youth press 3. More than a million LGBTQ youth have turned to this service since late 2022 — and now it’s on the chopping block. The proposal eliminates all federal funding for the LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services arm of 988, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Departments were told to ax anything labeled “woke ideology.” Apparently, suicide prevention for queer kids now falls into that category.

Source: Huffington Post May 06, 2025 12:11 UTC