To the Editor:

In “Is America Growing Less Tolerant on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights?” (Op-Ed, nytimes.com, Jan. 29), Jennifer Finney Boylan highlights declining support for L.G.B.T.Q. people as reported in Glaad’s Accelerating Acceptance survey. She attributes this growing “uncomfortability” to the Trump administration’s anti-L.G.B.T.Q. rhetoric, which is felt most acutely by L.G.B.T.Q. youths.

The Trevor Project, which works to prevent suicide among these youths, reports that calls to its hotline doubled the day after Donald Trump’s election and have continued to rise.

But we are not helpless. Every American has the power to make our society more inclusive and affirming. We have to change the culture.

Family rejection can be crippling, leading to negative outcomes, from homelessness to drug abuse. Lesbian, gay and bisexual youths who are rejected by their families are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than peers with supportive families. Trans and gender-nonconforming youths are at even higher risk.