Trump to end LGBTQ crisis hotline… why?

[Slade3200]

Nope cause that directs them directly to the VA. A cabinet level admin in our govt

If you don’t push that it directs you to an operator that directs you to help in your area

What does cabinet level have to do with helping those in need?

 

[Slade3200]

What good does trans ideology bring to society?

Not the topic

 

[Slade3200]

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The entire trans agenda is only mental illness, and it must be treated as such.


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Great then add resources to the hotline. Don’t take them away

 

[EvilCat Breath]

I am suggesting that they are all human being who deserve the help that they need and deserve. Do you ever think about anything else besides getting fucked in the ass?

I am suggesting that they are all human being who deserve the help that they need and deserve. Do you ever think about anything else besides getting fucked in the ass?

The issues that veterans and police officers face are due to the service they give to the public. Lgbtq has no issues connected to public service. They are entirely self centered.

Lgbtq are human beings. They can use the same services as other human beings.

Every time democrats are involved they want to **** someone in the ass.

 

[jknowgood]

Well not according to Trump who is cutting it. So I guess your MAGA world logic would say that proves it’s not a mental disease..,. Right?

Mental diseases needs treatment, not a phone line for itself. They can use the suicide hotline. Remember you loons did away with mental hospitals.

 

[Slade3200]

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The only youth it could possibly ever help are the mentally ill "trans" cult, and I don't want to pay for it.

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If they are mentally ill then why wouldnt you support them getting help for their illness?

 

[Kondor3]

Suicide isn't an issue. It is the result of a complex web of issues that vary from person to person.

Oh, spare me the platitudes and touchy-feely psychobabble... it's a referral line... and someone suicidal is best referred to local psychiatric help or an EMT or police officer or social worker or emergency room... same as anyone else in that regard.

Support is aimed at identifying and treating those issues not just "Suicide".

Support and treatment come from other sources, not Hotlines... the Hotline merely talks someone out of the trees then refers them elsewhere.

And a staff trained to deal with generic suicide-prevention issues can handle a Sexual Deviant just as well as a Normal Person.

 

[Slade3200]

No, because that directs you to the VA, a cabinet level agency that helps vets

Hitting option 3 doesn’t do that

I am just curious what you think this hotline does?

It provides resources for support and in times of real crisis yes it matters who is on the line and how they handle the situation. Otherwise it would just be an automated system

 

[Slade3200]

Does your mechanic have the same make and model car as you?

Nope but if I dropped my car off at a bike repair store then they might be scratching their heads a bit

 

[Polishprince]

Why is a Homo Suicide phoneline a federal responsibility?

Shouldn't churches be handling this instead?

 

[Slade3200]

Everyone has issues. The federal govt has resources for the vets via the VA so it makes since to direct them to option 1

The hotline simply connects me to an operator who connects them to resources in their locality, they don’t need to know your are gay before that happens

Sorry if I don’t trust your analysis about what gay people need and dont need

 

[marvin martian]

If I gave you a quote from somebody who runs the program that does have a problem with it would you too? Or would you move to the next “defend Trump at all costs” talking point. I think we both know the answer

Let's see it.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

If they are mentally ill then why wouldnt you support them getting help for their illness?

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So, you're admitting that the trans people are mentally ill.

At any rate, not my problem.

I prefer to spend my money supporting the healthy youth in my parish.




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[Slade3200]

Maybe if you lived in a town of 3000


But not in a nation of 340 million and its costing tax payers 33 million just so the call center can know your are gay before they direct you to an operator to help you find help in your locality

Honestly, do you not think that 33 million could be better spent?

Back that up. Show how $33M is only being spent on a press 3 option that logs a database. Because common sense tells me that there is more to it and that you don’t know what you’re talking about

 

[Slade3200]

why do you think being a vet is the same as being gay?

I don’t. Never implied that I did

 

[Slade3200]

Your link said it did. I’m just going by your OP link

How the $33 Million for 988 LGBTQ+ Services Was Used​

• Specialized Counselor Staffing & Training
  
  • Hired and trained crisis counselors with expertise in LGBTQ+ youth mental health.
  • Focused on cultural competency, trauma-informed care, and suicide prevention specific to LGBTQ+ populations.
  • Supported 24/7 staffing capacity to ensure consistent availability.
• Technology & Infrastructure (Call, Text, and Chat Support)
  
  • Developed and maintained multi-channel systems (phone, text, and web chat).
  • Enabled routing of LGBTQ+ callers via the “Press 3” option or through texting “PRIDE.”
  • Ensured secure, private, and scalable platforms that meet federal standards for crisis response.
• Program Management & Operations
  
  • Covered administrative functions like oversight, quality assurance, and data reporting.
  • Supported coordination between national and local partners to standardize care.
  • Ensured accountability for performance metrics, training compliance, and service delivery.
• Partnerships with Crisis Centers
  
  • Distributed funding to 7 regional and national crisis centers, including The Trevor Project.
  • These centers were responsible for answering LGBTQ+ calls, texts, and chats.
  • Funds supported staffing, local infrastructure, and crisis response operations.
  • The Trevor Project alone handled approximately 50% of LGBTQ+ traffic routed through 988.

 

[Slade3200]

Why are lgbtq so at risk? Is it because they're mentally ill?

They have a high suicide rate... like Vets

 

[Slade3200]

All they did was remove the 'press 3' option. Anybody can still call the general hotline and receive competent help. The experimental 'press 3' option has only been in effect for a little over two years. I am sure it was considered not all that effective and that it was more effective to utilize the general suicide hotline.

The general hotline can transfer the LGBTQX+ kids to the Trevor center that fields most of those calls just as easily as the Press 3 option did. Or can put a trained professional on the line.

By the way there was no National Suicide Hotline until Trump signed it into law in 2020.

on the contrary the press 3 options has generated a substantial amount of traffic and has grown to receiving over 2000 contacts a day from people in crisis. Why in the world would anybody want to cut that off?

 

[Slade3200]

By the way there was no National Suicide Hotline until Trump signed it into law in 2020.

Thank you, you can help me remind all the MAGA's on this thread who were dogging on the hotline and calling it a waste of money.

 

[Slade3200]

Mental diseases needs treatment, not a phone line for itself. They can use the suicide hotline. Remember you loons did away with mental hospitals.

The better the resources the better the situation. Taking away a line that was being used is not making the situation better its reducing impact