"The implementation of these recommendations will represent a significant milestone for the agency and the LGBTQI+ community”
The CDC reported that the number of students in the U.S. who identify as LGBTQ has increased from 11% in 2015 to 26% in 2021
LGBTQ+ young people who experienced victimization because of their orientation or identity — including being physically threatened or harmed
For a small minority, transitioning is not the right thing, but for the vast majority it causes significant life and wellbeing improvements
In the overall study only 13.5% of straight-identifying adolescents self-reported trouble falling or staying asleep
Gender affirming care is on the chopping block in 11 states, including — most recently — Iowa and Kentucky
"We have the support of the Biden administration, and we have the support at HHS, but without Congressional funding we can’t get there"
Governor Newsom has invested over $1 billion to tackle the crisis Through CalRx, California will seek to manufacture its own Naloxone
House GOP is expected to kill the proposal, which is seen as a possible blueprint for major themes in Biden's expected reelection campaign
Black trans & nonbinary youth experience high rates of victimization & attempts by others to change their sexual orientation/gender identity