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In the Indiana Statehouse, our bodies have become battlegrounds as politicians seek to pass extreme bans on abortion, restrict access to birth control and medication abortion, and keep transgender people from accessing the care that they need.

For Transgender Day of Visibility, we asked Hoosiers to write messages of hope and affirmation to trans youth in Indiana to let them know they are loved and supported. Here are some of the messages you sent.

Let’s cut through the conspiracy theories and get to the facts about the care that transgender youth receive in Indiana.

Guest Blog Post by Alexa (she/her)

Guest Blog Post By Krisztina and Ken Inskeep

Rather than allow students the freedom to learn about and engage with diverse ideas, Indiana legislators want to censor any school discussions that they personally disagree with.

Children and adults have a constitutional right not to have intimate facts about their lives disclosed without their consent.

An Indiana bill would categorically force the DOC to deny the only medically accepted, evidence-based treatments available to incarcerated transgender people – placing their health at risk.

The Indiana General Assembly has put forward a slate of hate — an onslaught of bills targeting LGBTQ Hoosiers and singling out trans kids.