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Sometimes kids feel different without understanding why. Maybe they don t relate to the gender they were assigned at birth or they find themselves having feelings about members of their own gender. Perhaps the clothes they feel comfortable wearing makes people around them feel uncomfortable. Not having any guidance or support about these experiences can lead to isolation or worse. According to the Trevor Project’s 2020 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health, 40% of LGBTQ youth have seriously considered suicide and 48% of LGBTQ youth have engaged in self harm, while 60% of transgender and nonbinary youth have engaged in self harm and 68% of LGBTQ youth experience symptoms of anxiety or depression.