Film Analysis: The Trevor Project

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The Trevor Project was founded in 1998, just four years after producers Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone collaborated with writer James Lecesne to develop a screenplay highlighting the struggles of a gay 13-year-old boy named Trevor that attempts to take his own life. The Oscar-winning short film launched a national movement when Rajski realized that there was nowhere for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to turn for help. With secured funds from Lecense, the first nationwide 24-hour hotline was formed for these crises prevention purposes (CITATION).
The main mission of The Trevor Project is put an end to suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth between the ages of 13-24. The organization

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