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After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts (www.pbs.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.