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How To Support LGBTQ+ Communities Affected By Recent Legislation

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by Alexis Morillo
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STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/02/23: A coalition of over 50 LGBTQ righ...
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Over the past week, LGBTQ+ rights have come under attack in different parts of the nation. On Feb. 23, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texas’s Department of Family and Protective Services to consider gender-affirming care for transgender youth child abuse.

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On Feb. 24, Florida’s House of Representatives passed the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill and “Stop WOKE Act.” If signed into law, these bills would ban LGBTQ+ resources and discussions in classrooms and workplaces.

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