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TrevorLIVE 2017 NY: Edie Windsor Acceptance Speech for the 2017 Icon Award

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Channel: The Trevor Project · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This acceptance speech from Edie Windsor for the 2017 Icon Award is from The Trevor Project’s signature twice-annual fundraiser, TrevorLIVE.  Held on June 19, 2017 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square New York City, the event hosts hundreds of supporters enjoying an evening of spectacular music and comedy performances in support of the lifesaving programs and services of the nation’s leading crisis intervention and suicide prevention organization focused on LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project.
 
More information about TrevorLIVE: https://www.trevorlive.org/

The Trevor Project is the leading and only accredited national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under the age of 25.  The Trevor Project offers a suite of crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs, including TrevorLifeline, TrevorText, and TrevorChat as well as a peer-to-peer social network support for LGBTQ young people under the age of 25, TrevorSpace. Trevor also offers an education program with resources for youth-serving adults and organizations, a legislative advocacy department fighting for pro-LGBTQ legislation and against anti-LGBTQ rhetoric/policy positions, and conducts research to discover the most effective means to help young LGBTQ people in crisis and end suicide. If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, our Trevor Lifeline crisis counselors are available 24/7/365 at 866.488.7386. www.TheTrevorProject.org

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