At Start of LGBTQ Pride Month, Transgender Americans in the Crosshairs
“I grew up in Texas in the 1990s, and I don’t remember seeing any LGBTQUIA+ people,” Michael Terry told VOA, using an acronym for sexual minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other people. “Not in person, not on TV or movies, and not in the books I read,” said Terry, who is gay and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. “It made me feel like something was wrong with me and caused me to have thoughts of self-harm and suicide.” June in the United States marks LGBTQ Pride Month... Читать дальше...