Nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ youth surveyed said that debates surrounding state laws restricting the rights of transgender people has impacted their mental health in a negative way.
, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth, found that nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ kids said debates surrounding state laws that restrict the rights of transgender people have impacted their mental health in a negative way.who focuses on LGBTQ mental health disparities, said legislation targeting transgender kids sends a message that they don’t belong. He is concerned that message could increase transgender students’ suicide risk and lead to more bullying in schools.
Sam Ames, director of advocacy and government affairs at The Trevor Project, calls such policies “cruel and unnecessary.” “I think the biggest impact for LGBTQ youth is the idea that people are actively debating them,” Lefevor said. “Any sort of ruling that comes across as restrictive or prohibitive would lead people to feel more fear that other rights, that other things more important things will get taken away.”
“Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live,” he wrote to the Legislature’s Republican leadership. So in 2019, Buck helped start an LGBTQ community sports league for adults in Salt Lake City. And since its launch, the Stonewall Sports chapter has had about 1,400 people participate in the sports league that includes kickball, dodgeball and other activities.
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