Federal Cuts Loom, Celebrities Fight to Save Lifesaving LGBTQ+ Youth Hotline

More than 100 prominent figures from the entertainment industry have signed a letter urging federal officials to preserve funding for crisis support services tailored to LGBTQ+ youth, as a key federal program faces elimination.

The Trevor Project, a national nonprofit focused on suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people, warned on Monday that its LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services under the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is in jeopardy of losing $25 million in federal support. The group cited recent proposals that would strip all federal funding from the initiative.

Signatories of the open letter include a broad array of celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Pedro Pascal, Daniel Radcliffe, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwy

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