![People gather for a memorial and vigil for Nex Benedict, the Oklahoma teenager who died following a fight in a high school bathroom on Feb. 26, 2024, in New York City. | Photo by:](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-BIDEN-LGBTQ-BULLYING-GET-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion | Bullying bounds minds
Alexis Januk, Staff Writer
• April 23, 2024
![At the Indiana State Capitol building, state lawmakers have proposed Indiana House Bill 1291, which defines a person’s gender based on their biological gender assigned at birth rather than the one with which they choose to identify.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1440px-Indiana_State_Capitol_July_2022-1200x900.jpg)
Indiana bill limits LGBTQ+ identities
Paulina Borowski, Marketing Director
• January 30, 2024
![A person holds a sign reading Protect Trans People as LGBTQ activists protest on March 17, 2023, in front of the US Consulate in Montreal, Canada, calling for transgender and non-binary people be admitted into Canada. - According to police services, some 200 people gathered in the rain to show support for the trans community in the United States.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/US-NEWS-MO-TRANSGENDER-HEALTHCARE-GET-copy-900x599.jpg)
The campaign against identity
Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor
• May 1, 2023
![Last month, the CDC released a Youth Risk Behavior study that shows female and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning adolescents display a startling increase in mental health challenges compared to recent years.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_7868-copy-900x600.jpg)
Teen girls ‘engulfed in growing wave of sadness,’ new national data finds
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• March 14, 2023
![Noah Schnapp revealed his sexuality through a tiktok posted on Jan. 5, he was met with heavy criticism in the comments of his post.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_2886-900x675.jpg)
Noah Schnapp criticized for unserious coming out post
Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor
• February 6, 2023
![U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/US-NEWS-BIDEN-GAYMARRIAGE-3-ABA-900x600.jpg)
Biden signs bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law
Tati Rubi, Staff Writer
• December 22, 2022
![Heratstopper has quickly become a beacon of LGBTQ+ representation in the media, and has drawn in plenty of teenage fans.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kit-connor-joe-locke-heartstopper-1647435156.webp)
Review: Say ‘Hi’ to ‘Heartstopper’
Alayna Majkrzak, Opinions Editor
• May 20, 2022
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed the Stop W.O.K.E. Act late last year and signed the Stop WOKE Act into law on April 22.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OPED-FLA-RACETHEORY-EDITORIAL-OS-900x675.jpg)
Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ signed into law, immediately faces lawsuit
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• May 18, 2022
![Art installation Circular Dimensions x Microscape by Cristopher Cichocki is seen at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 17, 2022, in Indio, California.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ENTER-MUS-COACHELLA-GAMIFICATION-1-GET-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: It’s time to question Coachella’s charm
Alayna Majkrzak, Opinion Editor
• May 9, 2022
![Senior Reese Vincent, GSAs president, says that recent bills aimed at restricting discussion of gender and sexual orientation in Florida classrooms are a reaction to society becoming more accepting of LGBTQ+ people.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Reese-900x675.jpg)
To say or not say gay
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• April 14, 2022
![Moses May, 14, leads a student protest at Gaither High in Tampa, Florida, against what critics call the Dont Say Gay bills, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/OPED-SANTIAGO-COLUMN-PT-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: Texas and Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws are immoral
Nikki Sisson, Marketing Manager
• March 24, 2022
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