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Edwards, a 12-year-old singer and actor, testified at a Minnesota Senate committee hearing earlier this year in support of a bill protecting access to gender-affirming care.
The year's ongoing rollout of rights restrictions and a lack of reform gave no break to young activists calling for gun violence solutions, LGBTQ protections, and a pro-democracy future.