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In many parts of the U.S., students returning to school will encounter a rash of new laws and regulations aimed at pupils who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
California laws protect LGBTQ+ students from harassment and support their right to identify as they wish
Backlash to progress made by the LGBTQ community reaches from statehouses to high school hallways.
The laws include Florida's novel restrictions banning classroom discussions of gender and sexuality, which have become a template for other states seeking to limit what students learn about these issues and when.
Among them is Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, and other legislation that largely effects students.