Warning: This article contains themes of suicide and mental-health distress for LGBTQ+ youngsters, including statistics and details. Reader discretion is advised.

Senators from across the political spectrum have jointly proposed a bill which would restore a “vital” LGBTQ+ youth suicide lifeline.

Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Arkansas Republican Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation to counteract the Trump administration’s “lethal” decision to close the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialised service lifeline extension for LGBTQ+ youth.

The specialised lifeline, known as the ‘Press 3’ options, provided emergency support for distressed LGBTQ+ youngsters by connecting them to appropriate suicide-prevention organisations.

US president Donald Trump closed the lifeline , which act

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