religious exemptions to discriminate, and limit trans peoples ability to play sports, or receive gender affirming health care. these bills are not passed in a vacuum. they have very real consequences. according to the cdc, one in four teenagers who identify as lgbtq said they attempted suicide during the first half of last year. in many of these kids are fighting back. more than 500 students staged a massive walkout at a high school in winter park florida, in protest of the don t say gay bill. the walkout was organized by will large, and the president and a cofounder of the school s queer student union. will testified before florida senate committee when don t say gay was under consideration. i have heard different members of the legislators say something along the lines of parents know what is best for their kids. when it comes to the core community, that is not true. if parents know what is best for their kids, why did my best friend it kicked out of his house and have to live with