The You-Are-Loved Chalk Message Project is an annual, nationwide suicide-prevention awareness project that combats hateful rhetoric toward the LGBTQ community through the use of positive, uplifting chalk messages.
- LGBTQ individuals are still often made to feel isolated and alone.
- An estimated 60% of LGBTQ youth report feeling unsafe at school due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
- LGBTQ college students face increased levels of isolation, harassment, and discrimination on campus.
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. Each year, over 1,100 college students die by suicide.
- LGB youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. This number increases to more than eight times more likely if they come from rejecting families.
- Nearly half of young transgender individuals have seriously thought about suicide.
- An estimated 20-40% of homeless youth in America identify as LGBTQ.
