Daniel Radcliffe is featured in a The
Trevor Project video which premiered Tuesday during the Fox
musical-comedy Glee.
California-based The Trevor Project
focuses on crisis and suicide prevention efforts for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. The non-profit's Lifeline is
the nation's only 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide prevention
hotline for gay and questioning young people.
Radcliffe's 30-second video dovetails
with many of the episode's themes of suicide, bullying and
homophobia.
In the episode, titled On My Way,
closeted student Dave Karofsky (played by Max Adler) attempts to kill
himself after he is rejected by his classmates and family for being
gay.
“I believe that reaching out for help
is the bravest thing a person can do,” Radcliffe says in the
30-second spot. “If you are struggling and need support, call the
Trevor Lifeline.” (The video is embedded in the right panel of
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During Glee's second season,
Dave taunted and bullied openly gay Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), yet
it's Kurt who comes to Dave's side as he's lying in a hospital bed.
“I'm not going to lie to you,” Kurt
tells Dave, “it isn't going to be easy. And there'll be some days
when life just sucks. But you're going to get through this. Because
I'm going to help you. And so is everyone else who loves you and
accepts you for who you are.”
(Related: Daniel
Radcliffe to play gay poet Allen Ginsberg in John Krokidas thriller.)