Trevor DVD
The Trevor Project was founded by James Lecesne, Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award®-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life. When Trevor was scheduled to air on HBO® in 1998, the filmmakers realized that some of the program’s teen viewers might be facing the same kind of crisis as Trevor, and began to search for a support line to be broadcast during the airing. They discovered that no such helpline existed, and decided to dedicate themselves to forming what was, in their view, a much-needed resource: an organization to promote acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning and transgender youth, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group.
Thus The Trevor Helpline was established with the seed funds provided by The Colin Higgins Foundation and HBO’s license fee to broadcast Trevor. As a result, The Trevor Helpline became the first nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
Today, in addition to operating the crisis and suicide prevention helpline, The Trevor Project also provides online support to young people through the organization’s Web site and provides lifesaving guidance and vital resources to educators and parents.
You can purchase your own copy of Trevor through Amazon or iTunes.
A portion of proceeds generated by sales will be donated to support the ongoing work of The Trevor Project.
