The past year has
been incredibly difficult for so many, but we also know that lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth have
faced unique challenges. The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on
LGBTQ Youth Mental Health sheds light on many of these challenges by
capturing the experiences of nearly 35,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13–24 across
the United States.
Our
third annual survey provides brand new data on the impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care disparities, discrimination, food
insecurity, conversion therapy, and suicide — in addition to the
benefits of LGBTQ-affirming spaces and respecting the pronouns of
transgender and nonbinary youth.
We
are also proud that this sample is our most diverse yet, with 45% being
LGBTQ youth of color and 38% being transgender or nonbinary.