By Jos Truitt • @jostruitt • 13 years ago

Daniel Radcliffe’s Trevor Project PSA: “Be proud of who you are”

I’m very happy to see the the PSA Daniel Radcliffe filmed for The Trevor Project released. The Trevor Project operates a crisis and suicide prevention helpline for for LGBTQ youth. Radcliffe has a lot of cultural cachet with young people who have grown up with him as Harry Potter, so I think it’s incredibly valuable for him to publicize Trevor’s work. Radcliffe also gave the organization a major donation. The PSA has now debuted online:

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For free and confidential support you can call The Trevor Project 24 hours a day at (866) 4-U-TREVOR.
Related: Suicide ends transgender lives too.


The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. If you’re feeling helpless or hopeless there’s always a safe place to turn. Call the Trevor Helpline at (866) 4-U-TREVOR. It’s free, confidential, and you can talk to someone 24 hours a day. Or visit the website at TheTrevorProject.org. Be proud of who you are.

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Jos Truitt is Executive Director of Development at Feministing. She joined the team in July 2009, became an Editor in August 2011, and Executive Director in September 2013. She writes about a range of topics including transgender issues, abortion access, and media representation. Jos first got involved with organizing when she led a walk out against the Iraq war at her high school, the Boston Arts Academy. She was introduced to the reproductive justice movement while at Hampshire College, where she organized the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program’s annual reproductive justice conference. She has worked on the National Abortion Federation’s hotline, was a Field Organizer at Choice USA, and has volunteered as a Pro-Choice Clinic Escort. Jos has written for publications including The Guardian, Bilerico, RH Reality Check, Metro Weekly, and the Columbia Journalism Review. She has spoken and trained at numerous national conferences and college campuses about trans issues, reproductive justice, blogging, feminism, and grassroots organizing. Jos completed her MFA in Printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute in Spring 2013. In her "spare time" she likes to bake and work on projects about mermaids.

Jos Truitt is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Development.

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