The actor who played Sheldon in the series “The Big Bang Theory” mourns a “criminal decision” of the US Government
Jim Parsons, photographed in April 2025 at the premiere of a show on Broadway, photo: Ron Adar / Alamy / Profimedia Images
Actor Jim Parsons has openly criticized the Trump administration for one of its latest decisions, The Daily Beast reports.
Last Friday, the telephone line of crisis and prevention of suicide 988 (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) eliminated the option by which you young LGBTQ could press a button to talk to a specialized counselor – an option that had been available since 2022.
In the three years of operation, line 988 has received over 16 million calls, text messages and online conversations. Nearly 1.5 million of them were initiated by young, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, according to the data provided by the Administration for the prevention of abuse of mental substances and services (SAMHSA) in the United States.
In a statement announcing the interruption of the service last month, Samhsa stated that he would no longer “segregate the services for young LGB+… to focus on them all those who seek help.”
Parsons, known especially for its role in The Big Bang Theoryhe is married to his partner Todd Spiewak since 2017.
Jim Parsons says the US government's decision will only cause suffering
The 52 -year -old actor said in the show The Weekend From MSNBC, broadcast on Sunday, that it was horrified by the fact that the Trump administration ended the specialized assistance line.
“I think it is, literally, criminal,” Parsons wrote. “It is the kind of decision you tell yourself: there is no good reason for her. Whatever the explanation offered, no matter how hard you justify her, she will never be legitimate,” he continued.
“It only causes suffering and seems to be done only to send a message: we give up this service because we want some people to understand that they are not welcome here,” said Jim Parsons.
Tammy Baldwin, a democratic senator from Wisconsin who drafted the bipartisan legislation that financed line 988, said that the removal of LGBTQ young services was a political movement.
“They have launched uncontrolled attacks against members of the LGBTQ community, especially on transsexual people, on transsexual young people,” Baldwin told the NPR.
“In the face of these incessant political attacks on such a vulnerable community, to interrupt a rescue line is simply cruel,” accused the American senator.
