What issues are kids facing on the dating scene in the COVID era? What struggles are they facing? What is new and better? What don't adults understand about what you are going through?

For youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ Youth.Contact The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386. They are the leading national organization provider in this space. Also available is the Trans Lifeline for transgender suicide prevention 877-565-8860.

In honor of pride month, Dr. Don welcomes a new group of kids to discuss the complexities of modern sexuality and gender identity. We are also joined by Dan Woog, a Kids Are Talking guest from the 90s.

Here are links to the articles mentioned during the show:

• Olympics Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/21/laurel-hubbard-transgender-tokyo-olympics/
• NFL Article:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/21/sports/football/carl-nassib-gay-nfl.html
• Catholic Church and Adoption: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/supreme-court-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-that-refuses-to-work-with-lgbt-couples.html

Online Safety

A helpful LGBTQ online safety guide that came out recently from VPN Mentor aims to empower LGBTQs and give them the tools to protect themselves online.
https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/lgbtq-guide-online-safety/

Panelists

• Chris Connecticut
• Eunice New York
• Niels Georgia

Special Guest: Dan Woog author of 06880danwoog.com