Join Pooja Lodhia for an Action 13 town hall, highlighting the barriers our LGBTQ+ youth are facing to their health, safety and even team sports.
HOUSTON, Texas -- While the past year has brought a variety of challenges to so many, Bekah Bryant has had to take on fights she never expected on behalf of her 9-year-old daughter.
"I have 10-year-olds and 11-year-olds, and 15-year-olds and 16-year-olds reporting issues of being discriminated against in their school, where they aren't supported in being who they are," Kanter said."They aren't addressed with the pronouns that they use, they aren't getting to use the names that belong to them."
According to Equality Texas, more than 30 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were filed in the state legislature last session, seeking to ban kids like Sunny from playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, and preventing transgender children from accessing affirming health care in Texas.
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