ATTN: Oklahoma City - we hope you’ll join us today for the 27th Annual OKC AIDS Walk. It starts at Noon - Myriad Gardens.

Take a moment to read the article in POZ Magazine about our friend Michael Maus who was the recipient of the Rainbow Youth Project’s 2024 Summit Award for Lifetime Achievement. www.poz.com/article/reac...

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is an annual event globally observed on July 30th. The day was established on December 18, 2013, by the United Nations General Assembly with the desire to: Raise awareness and promote the protection of the rights of trafficking victims.

Our Oklahoma office presents:

We would like to congratulate M&R Doyle Holdings, Inc. as the recipient of the Anne Roberts People’s Choice Award in Child Advocacy award from the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy.

Excited about the Heroes Ball tonight which is presented by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. Rainbow Youth Project is nominated for an award tonight and it’s an honor to be in that group with so many amazing organizations that work on behalf of youth.

It’s the last day to vote for Rainbow Youth Project for the People’s Choice Award in Child Advocacy! We recommend Darryl Savell for your vote in the individual category. Click to vote and vote as many times as you want! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Rainbow Youth Project could use your vote - it’s nominated for the People’s Choice Award in Child Advocacy! You can vote from anywhere and takes less than a minute! I recommend voting for Darryl Savell, too, while you’re at it! Click to vote - forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Transgender people under 21 in Puerto Rico can’t get care. What happened to it being about the children? www.advocate.com/news/puerto-...

“There’s a feeling of targeted oppression right now,” American Foundation for Suicide Prevention chief medical officer Christine Moutier told me. www.advocate.com/news/reinsta...

Agencies have until August 11 to submit a detailed report to OPM outlining the steps taken to comply. www.advocate.com/news/opm-tra...

Our OKC staff hope to see you at Mosaic Community Church with our friends Sarah Cunningham and Nico Lang on Thursday, July 17, 6:30 pm.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Rainbow Youth Project is nominated for 2025 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy's Anne Roberts People's Choice Award in Child Advocacy! They deserve it👍 @rainbowyouth.bsky.social is a great org that I am sure many of you know of. Link to vote for them 👇 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

1/2. Rainbow Youth Project’s Oklahoma office is nominated for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s Anne Roberts People’s Choice Award in Child Advocacy. We would love to have your vote! Here’s why -

In light of the government shutting down the LGBTQ crisis hotline at The Trevor Project, please let folks know that @rainbowyouth.bsky.social ‘s hotline is open 24/7.

From The Advocate

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

Happy Nonbinary Parents’ Day - April 20, 2025. Each year the third Sunday in April marks Nonbinary Parent’s Day.

We pause to remember and honor those lost and those forever changed. On April 19, 1995, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City killed 168 people, including 19 children.

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March 8, 2025

It’s March MATCHness! All Donations received March 3-17, 2025 will be matched! Double your impact! Click to donate! donorbox.org/march-matchn...

The Trump administration does not care about LGBTQ+ kids who are missing or being exploited.

If you are a parent of a 2SLGBTQ+ kid - no matter their age, youth or adult - we understand that you, too, are experiencing many emotions, fears, and concerns about your child with the current political climate. We’ve created a virtual space for you -

Sam’s weeks of torture and resulting murder are beyond horrific. When hateful and bigoted rhetoric is disseminated from the highest levels of politics and religion - hate-based violence increases. Rest in peace, Sam. We will continue to stand against hate in your name.

Crisis outreach from 2SLGBT+ young people and their families continues to surge. Rainbow Youth Project notes Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri, in that order, as the states where the most calls originate from. Thank you ABC13 Houston.

Nex Benedict was a 16-year-old non-binary Oklahoma high school student who died the day after a physical altercation in the girls' restroom of their high school. Investigators later determined Benedict's death was a suicide. Bullying causes irreparable harm.

Rainbow Youth Project does not accept state/federal funding and relies solely on donations to provide crisis intervention services to 2SLGBT+ youth. With call volumes on the rise, we will continue to be a listening ear. You are seen. You are heard. You are worthy. ktul.com/news/local/o...

“The Human Rights Campaign is set to lay off approximately 20 percent of its workforce in a major restructuring effort in what the group's leadership said is to adapt to the evolving political and financial landscape, The Advocate has exclusively learned.”