ABC News' Becky Worley speaks to parents on how they are creating a safe space for their children to navigate their identities amid a rise in anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation.
"With just the amount of acceptance we have in young people, there's not really as much of a stigma around being queer and open about it," said Rosemary, a student in the Bay Area.
In many parts of the country, it's not as hard as it used to be for kids to be different and some are finding acceptance, saying that being from a queer community is "much more normalized" than before. "I find myself looking forward to going to school. So, that kind of is just putting a pep in my step for getting to that point in my life," said Taylor, a student in the Bay Area.
Harvard professor Shafia Zaloom said the legalization of gay marriage and the creation of online communities for the LGBTQ+ population means kids are not as isolated as they used to be. "There is that negativity that does exist. And at the same time, there are also a lot of different spaces in which kids are affirmed, said Zaloom. "This idea of sexuality is fluid is more normalized, and really a part of sort of the social landscape that kids are navigating, where kids can actually seek out and find acceptance in different communities."
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