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LGBTQ
Aug 2025 21

The National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth shut down. States are scrambling to help.

By | LGBTQ, COMMUNITY, KFF Health News

Nevada plans to ensure that all 988 crisis counselors get training on working with LGBTQ+ callers, according to state health department spokesperson Daniel Vezmar. Vezmar said Nevada’s $50 million investment in a new call center last November would help increase call capacity, and that the state’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health would monitor the impact of the closure of the Press 3 option and make changes as needed.

LGBTQ - The Nevadan
Jul 2025 14

Out of the shadows: Nevada’s queer elders

By | LGBTQ, COMMUNITY, Samantha Poblette

For decades, the lives and legacies of Nevada's LGBTQ+ elders existed quietly, passed down through whispers and memories. Now, those stories are stepping into the spotlight. From police raids at gay bars to the first openly gay lawmaker in Nevada, Nevada's queer pioneers have lived through eras of survival and pride. But even as their history is being preserved, their old age comes with new unexpected challenges.

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Jun 2025 20

Nevada LGBTQ+ advocates respond to trans rights setbacks at state and federal levels

By | LGBTQ, POLITICS, Samantha Poblette

Nevada’s LGBTQ+ community and allies are coming together to face legal and political challenges impacting transgender people across Nevada after Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed two bills affecting transgender Nevadan’s access to care, as well as the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold a law in Tennessee banning youth gender-affirming care.

LGBTQ - The Nevadan