The name honors Mister Sarbanes, the Senator who led the campaign for the project in the United States Congress.
VOA: special.2009.10.06
The project honors two thousand nine as the International Year of Astronomy.
VOA: special.2009.10.27
Every year The Trevor Projecthonors one individual who publicly works to reject that stigma and helps in the group's overall goal: to promote the acceptance of gay and questioning youth in society.