Still Here - LGBTQ+ Youth in 2026

Still Here - LGBTQ+ Youth in 2026

This episode examines the lived reality of LGBTQ+ youth in 2026  after North Carolina's SB49 (Parents' Bill of Rights), sweeping anti-DEI measures, and the rollback of gender-affirming care.  Through six voices from different vantage points - a therapist, a classroom teacher, a high schooler, a college student, a social work student with the data, and an outreach director - we ask: what does it actually cost a young person to simply be themselves right now?