Last year, more than 500 anti-trans bills were introduced across the U.S., according to a 2024 UCLA study conducted by the Williams Institute. In 2022, 23% of youth who identified as Indigequeer — Indigenous people who are 2SLGBTQIA+ — reported attempting suicide, according to The Trevor Project.
From legislation to high suicide risk, it seems like the world is still telling Indigequeer people that they should not exist. It tells them that they are not welcome to exist as they are and they can either assimilate or disappear. ...