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The Hotline’s Gone. The Harm Isn’t.
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⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of mental health, suicide prevention resources, and queer erasure.
📞 If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeline.org. For LGBTQ+ youth, additional support is available at TheTrevorProject.org.
This week’s Breaking News dives into the quiet, calculated removal of LGBTQ+ resources from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The move—reportedly driven by Trump ally Richard Grenell—strips life-saving mental health support from queer and trans people under the guise of “neutrality.” We ask: when a hotline drops queer visibility, who exactly is it still serving?
Then, in our evergreen segment, we look at the broader right-wing campaign to defund care, rewrite visibility, and weaponize mental health. From tokenized representation to deliberate policy harm, we unpack how “inclusive” language gets hijacked—and what queer support actually requires.
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