FCC's Gomez Criticizes 988 Lifeline Budget Cuts Proposal
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' reported plans to eliminate 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline services specifically catering to LGBTQ+ users -- part of an array of cost-cutting steps -- are "grotesque," FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez wrote Friday on…
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X. The FCC "is committed to mental health support for all -- no matter who you love or how you identify," she said. "That’s why we made it easier to call/text 988. Stripping LGBTQ+ Americans of this lifesaving tool is cruel and will lead to preventable deaths." HHS didn't comment.