A leaked recording of a counseling session with a controversial LGBT activist group appeared to endorse a fictional teen’s plan to leave home and move in with her coach, who promised to facilitate access to cross-sex hormones and a double mastectomy.

Research shows bias and lack of support make LGBTQ+ young people more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers.

The national suicide hotline shut down its specialized support option for LGBTQ+ youth Thursday. Some Philadelphia-area mental health professionals and advocates say the decision reflects a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back protections for the LGBTQ+ community.

Part of the nation’s suicide and crisis hotline that was specifically aimed at helping LGBTQ+ youth was shut down this week, the latest action by the Trump administration to limit the LGBTQ+ community’s access to government services – but experts say it won’t be the last,

Today, Trans Lifeline says it is still the only hotline in the country staffed entirely by transgender operators. The 70 volunteer operators undergo 36 hours of online training.

— -- Trans Lifeline, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline by and for the transgender community, has received "a record number of calls" following Election Day and news of Donald Trump ...