Father of transgender son worries about LGBTQ+ youths mental heath amid legislative session
Lucas Land
and last updated 2021-04-20 19:25:52-04
A surge of legislation in Texas is focused on the LGBTQ+ community, a group who is statistically more at risk of suffering from mental health problems.
According to Equality Texas, more than 40 bills that could affect LGBTQ+ families across the Lone Star State are up for debate in Austin.
One of those families are the Lands.
Alec Land came out to his family as a transgender just this year. It s a conversation that can be scary, but with a strong support system, his dad says it was an open and easy confession.