 Republicans are attacking the LGBTQ community, claiming to protect children, but a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills actually puts children at risk. LGBTQ children are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide, especially trans kids. Gender-affirming care reduces that risk, but Republicans all over the country are banning it. Don't say gay laws. Likewise, strip away potentially life-saving support from the most vulnerable children. A positive classroom discussion on sexual orientation will make an LGBTQ student 23% less likely to attempt suicide. These laws will cost lives. The GOP's vendetta against the LGBTQ community is a classic authoritarian tactic to vilify already marginalized people. We need to see this for what it is. A threat to all of our human rights.