Nationwide, conservatives have spent the past year attacking LGBTQ+ communities through legislation like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It’s exhausting enough to see these bills as a grown adult, but imagine being a child or teenager during this time. In response to what’s now an acutely growing crisis, progressive lawmakers are introducing a new bill to address LGBTQ+ mental health.
On Wednesday, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), co-chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, introduced the Pride in Mental Health Act. The act has been endorsed by The Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and GLSEN.
