The Trevor Project announced Monday that it had received a major donation from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who joined Trevor’s Circle of Hope with his cash donation.
The 24-hour crisis and suicide hotline for LGBTQ youths was founded in 1998 by three filmmakers whose film Trevor, about a gay teenager who attempts suicide, received the 1994 Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
While the 20-year-old actor has made known his support for the gay community in interviews, his donation to Trevor puts his advocacy front and center.
“I am very pleased to begin my support of the Trevor Project, which saves lives every day through its critical work,” Radcliffe said in a statement. “It's extremely distressing to consider that in 2009 suicide is a top-three killer of young people, and it's truly devastating to learn that LGBTQ youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers.
I deeply hope my support can raise the organization's visibility so even more despondent youth become aware of the Trevor Help line's highly trained counselors and Trevor’s many other resources. It's vitally important that young people understand they are not alone and, perhaps even more important, that their young lives have real value.”
Trevor Project executive director Charles Robbins said the organization is extremely grateful for Radcliffe's donation, adding, “He is setting a meaningful example for millions of young people around the world by embracing diversity and demonstrating that he cares deeply about the well-being of LGBTQ youth.”
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