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The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 13, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the passage of SB1 in the Tennessee Senate, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “This bill aims to deny transgender and nonbinary youth crucial support and care. Even in the face of professional guidance from every major medical and mental health association in the country that supports this type of care, politicians are intruding into the private medical decisions best…

71% of LGBTQ youth in Pennsylvania reported experiencing discrimination due to either their sexual orientation or gender identity  April 24, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, announced its support for HB 300, a bill being considered by the Pennsylvania Legislature that would expand nondiscrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill passed in the House Judiciary Committee today and is now headed to the House floor. “LGBTQ people, like all people, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and live free from discrimination. This legislation sends a powerful…