With more than 450 anti-LGBTQ legislation being introduced so far in 2023, suicide prevention experts are speaking out, concerned about LBGTQ youth.
“It's very disappointing and disheartening to see these states that are going the opposite direction,” said Sean Connolly, LGBTQ coordinator for Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
“Talking about a hateful news story coming from a different state where they've endorsed the transphobic stance, that has a stressor here in the city and across the state of Illinois,” Connolly said.
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