State legislators across the country introduced a record number of anti-transgender bills in 2021, many specifically targeting trans youth.
on supporting trans kids, said current political rhetoric and legislation are not grounded in science. Medical protocols for transgender people are not new, he said, adding that politicizing the delivery of medical care to transgender youth is both inappropriate and damaging.
In a survey of young LGBTQ people, 42% reported seriously considering suicide in 2020, and a larger percentage reported struggling with their mental health, according to The Trevor Project. The group's executive director says this is a public health crisis, as states debate laws that will affect LGBTQ youth., who has a 14-year-old transgender son, said she is well versed in overcoming societal barriers as the American-born daughter of Mexican immigrants.
“There is this exhaustion and this disappointment that we are still having these same conversations and these same fights over and over,” said Trujillo., an adolescent medicine fellow at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Despite concerns about the impact of future legislation and surrounding rhetoric on LGBTQ+ youth, Apple remains hopeful things can improve.
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