By Josey Law, age 10 and IndyKids Staff
Argentina has become the first Latin American country to officially recognize non-binary people. The country is now allowing people to put an “X” on national identity documents if they do not identify as male or female.
By Sabat Ali, age 14 As the global pandemic continues to worsen, access to healthcare providers is crucial to staying healthy and safe. However, President Trump’s recent measures have attempted to make it difficult for members of the transgender community to find providers who are willing to treat them. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) forbids …
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By Ellie Schneider, age 12 Homophobic hate crimes against my uncle, Arjay Baker, and his husband started three-and-a-half years ago, when a neighbor began to use homophobic and racist slurs against them. The hate reached a tipping point after a high-power pellet gun was fired at their window in June, for which the neighbor is …
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By Rida Ali, age 16 “Would I truly go to heaven, despite being gay?” was a question that James Guay asked himself as a young child. Guay, in an interview with Time, described how he was a victim of conversion therapy, a practice that attempts to change one’s sexuality from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or …
June 26, 2015 marked an important day in U.S. history. The Supreme Court ruled five to four that all bans on same-sex marriage must be removed in a case called Obergefell v Hodges.
