Advocates Worry For The Effects Of State Laws Targeting LGBTQ Youth
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Trans kids have been put under the microscope by state legislatures, with some proposing laws the restrict their identity and health care.
It’s hard to be a kid. You’re navigating a new world, trying to understand it, learning about other people and yourself, going through puberty and years of awkwardness that sometimes stretches into adulthood.
And LGBTQ+ kids can sometimes have it even harder. Many have to balance all that while worrying about being bullied for who they are and worrying if their parents will still love them the same way if they come out.
It’s important to distinguish sex, which is determined by your biology, from gender, which is based on societal perceptions. Being transgender means that your gender identity differs from your biological sex.
