CT: 'Safe haven' for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough
Many advocates say state leaders could be doing more to protect LGBTQ+ students, but the debate among lawmakers is far from settled.
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Many advocates say state leaders could be doing more to protect LGBTQ+ students, but the debate among lawmakers is far from settled.
When LGBTQ+ activists, lawmakers and students gathered at the Capitol on Feb. 28 to honor the life of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager from Oklahoma, their loss felt a lot closer to home than the nearly 1,500-mile distance. “We gathered together today as a community to grieve the loss of Nex Benedict, a beautiful 16-year-old […] The post Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Connecticut Democrats are looking to enshrine discrimination protections for abortion and gender identity into the state Constitution.
A CT proposal would no longer allow medical providers to deny a patient reproductive care based on a religious or conscientious objection.
A number of Republican lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday came out in favor of legislative proposals that would require schools to notify parents when their children want to be referred to by a new...