After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts | PBS NewsHour

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The nation’s only mental health hotline designed specifically for — and almost entirely staffed by — transgender people will pause operations for the last two weeks of the year, and will decrease its hours of operation when it returns in 2024. As corporate donations have fallen, the Trans Lifeline has faced a major budget shortfall, leaders at the nonprofit said.