The flava:
Oscar Santiago Perez is very tired. They are not tired because of their course load at the University of Florida, where they are studying political science and criminology, or because of their student government work.
Santiago Perez said it’s the barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, rhetoric and violence that has intensified throughout the past year that has left them feeling so tired and drained that they are becoming desensitized.
“These politicians, these people in power just repeat these falsehoods and narratives that are actively harming myself and members of the community,” Santiago Perez said. “Oftentimes, I feel powerless to do anything about it.”
This year alone, state lawmakers have filed at least 340 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, according to the Human Rights Campaign, and at least 25 have passed. These include policies that would restrict queer and transgender people from accessing healthcare, limit educators from teaching about LGBTQ+ identities in schools and prevent athletes from playing sports on the team that corresponds with their gender identity.
Beyond legislation, the United States Supreme Court hinted at potentially reconsidering the case that led to the constitutional right to same-sex marriage in 2015. And most recently, a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. These are just the things that have made national news. . . .
The article:
https://mailchi.mp/hechingerreport.org/lgbtq-college-students-are-struggling
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