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desantis. she joins me now. jennifer solomon. thank you so much for joining us on this. i appreciate it. it s an incredibly important topic. i imagine so frustrating for so many in your state right now. you also talk about the fact that this has an incredible impact on the kids, the children in the lgbtq community. you think about the high suicide rates amongst children that are coming to terms with their sexuality, feeling as if they re not accepted in society. talk to me about that. yeah, thank you so much for having me here. our children are already at risk, and we know that having one affirming adult, whether it s a parent or for many kids it s a teacher, decreases that rate. so taking this away would be so harmful for our kids. i can speak from personal experience how being in the classroom and having our children feel respected works. when my child was in second grade, my child identifies as gender nonconforming.
them. there are organizations such as hrc and pflag that can help them, but be a voice for your child. make sure your child feels seen. and know that you re not alone. it s a real alienating place, and know that these lawmakers will not close our children out. they will they deserve safety like every other child, and that s, i think, universal, whether you re republican, democrat, whether you re trans, cisgender, i think that we all want our children to have an excellent education and a safe place to learn. jennifer solomon, thank you so much, and we wish you the best of luck. thank you. still ahead, everybody, the fight for one of the world s best to get back on the ice, an olympic update after the break. and reaction to the president s phone call with russian president vladimir putin. former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor, and congressman conor lamb, member of the house veterans committee joins me live. lamb, member of the house veterans committee of the house vetera