LGBTQIA+ Support Fund
Impact overview
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026From March through June 2026, the LGBTQIA+ Support Fund's grantees navigated an intensifying legal landscape while delivering measurable, life-saving impact. The Trevor Project sustained 24/7 crisis services — logging 390,000+ crisis contacts in the prior year and 44,413 volunteer-supported contacts in just the first months of 2026 — and released its landmark 2025 National Survey of 16,000+ LGBTQ+ youth, revealing that 90% experienced stress from anti-LGBTQ+ policies and 1 in 10 attempted suicide in the past year. Transgender Law Center secured legal victories in Montana and Oregon, hosted the first-ever Building Trans Power conference (547 attendees, 61% trans), and helped pass shield laws in Hawaiʻi and Colorado. Pride Month brought a surge of cultural visibility, corporate fundraising, and advocacy, capping a period of sustained, multi-front impact.
Nonprofits
Themes
The Trevor Project's 24/7 crisis intervention infrastructure — spanning hotlines, TrevorChat, and TrevorSpace — remained the backbone of the portfolio's direct service work, with volunteer counselors logging tens of thousands of hours and contacts. The 2025 National Survey provided the most comprehensive public data yet on LGBTQ+ youth mental health, amplifying the urgency of this work.
Both organizations responded to a rapidly shifting legal environment — including Supreme Court rulings on conversion therapy and trans healthcare — while securing affirmative victories: Montana's constitutional protections for trans IDs, a federal court blocking HHS healthcare directives, and new shield laws in Hawaiʻi and Colorado. Legal advocacy was the most dynamic and high-stakes theme of the period.
Transgender Law Center's investment in grassroots infrastructure — from resourceing hundreds of Southern and Midwestern leaders to hosting the first-ever Building Trans Power conference with 547 attendees — reflects a deliberate strategy to build durable movement capacity beyond litigation. This theme grew significantly in visibility and scale across the period.
The Trevor Project published multiple research briefs throughout the period, culminating in the release of its 2025 U.S. National Survey — the organization's most comprehensive annual data product — alongside targeted briefs on gender euphoria, AAPI youth, and identity-based discrimination. TLC also launched journalist resource guides and the 'We Protect Us' zine, deepening the portfolio's communications infrastructure.
Both organizations ran active fundraising campaigns throughout the period, including TLC's spring crowdfunder with a $50,000 match, The Trevor Project's Pride campaign with a 3:1 match, and major corporate commitments from Abercrombie & Fitch ($400,000), Sephora ($780,493.50 cumulative), and Petco ($50,000 minimum). Pride Month in June marked the peak of fundraising activity.
The period featured significant cultural moments amplified by both organizations: the Tony Award win by Qween Jean, trans athlete AB Hernandez's state championship victories, Charli XCX and Ariana Grande's contributions to TLC, and TLC's 'The Future They Dreamed Of' Pride series honoring trans movement icons. These moments reinforced the organizations' roles as cultural anchors, not just service providers.
Milestones
Qween Jean became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award, taking home Best Costume Design of a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball, celebrated by both organizations during Pride Month.
June 2026
Transgender Law Center hosted the first-ever Building Trans Power conference in Minneapolis, convening 547 registered attendees — 61% trans/transgender and 41% Black/African American.
May 2026
The Trevor Project released its 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, drawing on responses from more than 16,000 youth ages 13–24.
May 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch committed $400,000 to The Trevor Project, with cumulative partner fundraising surpassing $6.6 million raised with customers to date.
May 2026
The Montana Supreme Court affirmed constitutional protections for trans and nonbinary people's IDs and birth certificates, a landmark legal victory for TLC.
April 2026
Trevor Project crisis counselor volunteers logged 74,766 hours of care and supported 44,413 crisis contacts across the U.S. and Mexico since the start of 2026.
April 2026
The Trevor Project reported 390,000+ crisis contacts across the U.S. and Mexico in the prior year, with 24/7 services active throughout March 2026.
March 2026
Transgender Law Center and GSA Network published the 'We Protect Us' zine during Trans Week of Visibility, authored by Youth Research Fellow Jacqueline Pham.
March 2026
Monthly snapshots
Trevor Project youth advocate Jasper featured on Times Square Pride billboard
Graphic showing 90% of LGBTQ+ youth stressed by anti-LGBTQ+ policies
Pride series graphic honoring trans movement leaders Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
Summary
During Pride Month 2026, Transgender Law Center and The Trevor Project delivered sustained advocacy, crisis support, and community-building for LGBTQ+ people across the United States. TLC launched its "The Future They Dreamed Of" Pride series honoring trans movement leaders, advanced legal advocacy for transgender prisoners in Oregon, and mobilized civic action on issues from ballot measure dark money to the CURB Act in New York City. The Trevor Project marked 28+ years of crisis service, released its 2025 U.S. National Survey drawing on responses from more than 16,000 LGBTQ+ young people, and secured corporate fundraising commitments including a $50,000 minimum guarantee from Petco and $780,493.50 raised by Sephora since 2021.
- The Trevor Project's 2025 U.S. National Survey — drawing on 16,000+ LGBTQ+ youth voices — found that 90% reported stress or anxiety from anti-LGBTQ+ policies and debates.
- Sephora has raised $780,493.50 for The Trevor Project since 2021, with a Times Square billboard featuring youth advocate Jasper during Pride Month 2026.
- Petco committed a minimum of $50,000 to The Trevor Project through its Youly Pride Collection, donating 10% of every item sold through July 1, 2026.
- Trans teen AB Hernandez won both the girls' high jump and triple jump at California's State Track & Field Championships, celebrated by Transgender Law Center.
- Qween Jean became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award, taking home Best Costume Design of a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball on June 8, 2026.
- Charli XCX announced a portion of ticket sales from her 'Music, Fashion, Film' tour would be donated to Transgender Law Center, and Ariana Grande's Brighter Days Ahead Foundation also made a direct contribution.
In May 2026, Transgender Law Center convened the first-ever Building Trans Power conference in Minneapolis, bringing together 547 registered attendees — 61% trans/transgender, 41% Black/African American — for four days of strategy, political education, and collective imagination.
Trevor Project volunteer counselors honored during National Volunteer Week
Graphic celebrating Montana Supreme Court trans rights ruling
Graphic highlighting gender euphoria and reduced suicide risk research finding