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Outright Vermont is urging state lawmakers to safeguard the rights of youth in Vermont as the Trump administration seeks to rollback protections for LGBTQ+ Americans.

Following a flurry of action at the federal level, the Vermont School Boards Association rescinded a model policy this week that outlines protections for trans and gender-nonconforming students. And then, just as suddenly, it reversed course.

Two high school athletes have asked a federal judge to expand their lawsuit challenging the state’s transgender sports ban to include President Trump and his recent order banning transgender girls from playing on girls� sports teams.

An executive order on gender runs counter to state laws that offer LGBTQ protections.

At the Pride Center of Vermont, Trans Program Manager and SafeSpace Advocate Em Russo says people are thinking through gender markers on their documents, coming together in support group settings and � finding moments of joy.

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England says following the presidential election, its health centers across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are hearing from more patients wanting appointments.

The right to abortion, as well as gender-affirming care, are very much in flux on a national scale. Vermont’s politics and policies lean toward protecting these medical services.

Atlas Bederson and Allison Druin discuss allyship, mental health care advocacy for teens and youth, and finding a community.

Why are queer central Vermonters so responsive in a community crisis? Reporter Erica Heilman speaks with some members of the LGBTQ+ community in central Vermont about their swift response after the recent floods.

Outright Vermont, a statewide nonprofit that focuses on supporting LGBTQ+ youth, announced last month that it acquired Camp Sunrise, a 146-acre property in Orwell. The organization is aiming to start hosting Camp Outright, a "summer camp with a queer twist," at the site.