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The Trevor Project Condemns Override of Veto on Anti-Trans Sports Ban by Indiana Lawmakers
83% of transgender and nonbinary youth said that they have worried about transgender people being denied the ability to play sports due to state or local laws May 24, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the override of a veto for HB 1041 by the Indiana Legislature, which would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity. This bill makes Indiana the 8th state to ban trans youth from playing sports in…
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Writer Chris Stedman On Love, Loss, and Britney Spears
Content Warning: This story explores loss by suicide. For support, our trained crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386, via chat www.TheTrevorProject.org/Get-Help, or by texting START to 678-678. Chris Stedman, writer, professor, and host of the podcast “Unread,” is intimately familiar with the culture of shame and silence surrounding the subject of suicide. After losing his friend Alex to suicide in 2019, Chris began to wrestle deeply with all sorts of questions: how to support people he loves; what factors contributed to his friend’s death; and why so many LGBTQ people struggle with mental health. His podcast “Unread” is a…