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For some of Wyoming’s young people, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is a matter of life and death

Wyoming Public Radio | By Jeff Victor
Published January 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM MST
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"As the Wyoming Legislature debated a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills last session, it was clear to me that a lot of people didn't really know what they were talking about and weren't familiar with the live realities of LGBTQ youth. So I looked at how these bills affect queer youth generally and specifically how queer youth in Wyoming were thinking about the attempts to limit their freedom."

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Jeff is a part-time reporter for Wyoming Public Media, as well as the owner and editor of the Laramie Reporter, a free online news source providing in-depth and investigative coverage of local events and trends.
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