Crash Course: Experts fear Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill is already affecting the mental health of LGBTQ youth

Mental health experts worry that stigmatizing LGBTQ youth will further affect an already-vulnerable population Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Mental health experts worry that stigmatizing LGBTQ youth will further affect an already-vulnerable population According to a [2021 survey](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0QtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldHJldm9ycHJvamVjdC5vcmcvc3VydmV5LTIwMjEvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) of nearly 35,000 LGBTQ youth from the Trevor Project, a nonprofit suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youth, 42 percent of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Notably, in the same survey, 94 percent of LGBTQ youth reported that recent politics negatively impacted their mental health. [Read the rest from Nicole Karlis.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvZXhwZXJ0cy1mZWFyLWZsb3JpZGFzLWRvbnQtc2F5LWdheS1iaWxsLWlzLWFscmVhZHktYWZmZWN0aW5nLXRoZS1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLW9mLWxnYnRxLXlvdXRoL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) On "Atlanta," Van partied for every Black woman exhausted with being overlooked Our ["Atlanta"-sponsored European safari](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMjQvYXRsYW50YS1yZXZpZXctZngtaHVsdS9XA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) stops in London this week, where Earn takes Darius, Alfred and Van to a house party thrown by white guys with more money than Jesus or Ye. These soiree-centered episodes produce some of the show's most incisive comedy; ["Juneteenth" set that barÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0Q_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMTgvanVuZXRlZW50aC1hdGxhbnRhLWZ4LWhvbGlkYXkvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)in the first season by flambéing the Black bourgeoisie's absurd class snobbery and assimilationist aspirations. [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvYXRsYW50YS12YW4tb2xkLW1hbi1hbmQtdGhlLXRyZWUtZngtaHVsdS9XA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Oliver Upton/ FX) - Why "Bridgerton" and "Sanditon" [dialed back the sex](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvc2FuZGl0b24tYnJpZGdlcnRvbi1sb3ZlLXNjZW5lcy9XA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) – and came out stronger for it - Putin's war and the [battle for democracy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvcHV0aW5zLWFuZC10aGUtYmF0dGxlLWZvci1kZW1vY3JhY3ktaG93LXRoaXMtY29uZmxpY3QtcmFpc2VzLXRoZS1nbG9iYWwtc3Rha2VzL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): How this conflict raises the global stakes - Will Smith's new "Bel-Air" [Aunt Viv](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvYmVsLWFpci1jYXNzYW5kcmEtZnJlZW1hbi1hdW50LXZpdi1zYWxvbi10YWxrcy9XA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on reboot fears: "I really didn't want to let the culture down" - [I was a hoarder](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDIvaS13YXMtYS1ob2FyZGVyLXVudGlsLWktYmVjYW1lLWEtcGFyZW50LWhlcmVzLXdoYXQtaW0tZ2xhZC1pLWtlcHQvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) until I became a parent. Here’s what I’m glad I kept - These [5-ingredient air fryer coconut shrimp](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDIvdGhlc2UtNS1pbmdyZWRpZW50LWFpci1mcnllci1jb2NvbnV0LXNocmltcC13aWxsLXRyYW5zcG9ydC15b3UtdG8tdGhlLWJlYWNoL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) will transport you to the beach - Academia is dark and full of terrors in “[Master](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDIvbWFzdGVyLWFjYWRlbWlhLWhvcnJvci1jb2xsZWdlL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)” - Eat eggs, do crime: [John Waters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDIvcGluay1mbGFtaW5nb3Mtam9obi13YXRlcnMtNTB0aC1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS9XA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on 50 years of "Pink Flamingos" - "Whole paycheck" no more: Reddit users on [the best budget buys at Whole Foods](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvd2hvbGUtcGF5Y2hlY2stbm8tbW9yZS1yZWRkaXQtdXNlcnMtb24tdGhlLWJlc3QtYnVkZ2V0LWJ1eXMtYXQtd2hvbGUtZm9vZHMvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. Why is the American right waging a stealth neocolonial assault on Somalia? On March 14, the conservative Heritage Foundation played host to the president of [Somaliland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0Q-aHR0cHM6Ly9mcmVlZG9taG91c2Uub3JnL2NvdW50cnkvc29tYWxpbGFuZC9mcmVlZG9tLXdvcmxkLzIwMjFXA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), a breakaway region of Somalia "whose self-declared independence ... is not internationally recognized," in the words of a Freedom House report. Three days later, three U.S. senators, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D., introduced a bill titled the [Somaliland Partnership Act](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29uZ3Jlc3MuZ292L2JpbGwvMTE3dGgtY29uZ3Jlc3Mvc2VuYXRlLWJpbGwvMzg2MS90ZXh0VwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Their bill paints a rosy picture of Somaliland and calls for much closer U.S. engagement with it. [Read the rest from Mohamoud Gaildon.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvd2h5LWlzLXRoZS1hbWVyaWNhbi1yaWdodC13YWdpbmctYS1zdGVhbHRoLW5lb2NvbG9uaWFsLW9uLXNvbWFsaWEvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (AFP via Getty Images) - "Anti-Abortion Activist Bragged About ‘Dumpster Diving’ for Fetuses," [VICE](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmljZS5jb20vZW4vYXJ0aWNsZS9lcHg5ZG4vbGF1cmVuLWhhbmR5LWZldHVzZXMtZHVtcHN0ZXItZGl2aW5nVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "NASA's Artemis I mega moon rocket test postponed," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0SlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA0LzAzL3dvcmxkL25hc2EtYXJ0ZW1pcy1yZWhlYXJzYWwtc2NydWItc2NuL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09bGluayZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDIyLTA0LTAzVDIwJTNBMzAlM0EwNyZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3Q05OVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Estelle Harris, Seinfeld and Toy Story Star, Dies at 93," [VULTURE](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0SLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudnVsdHVyZS5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC9lc3RlbGxlLWhhcnJpcy1zZWluZmVsZC1hbmQtdG95LXN0b3J5LXN0YXItZGllcy1hdC05My5odG1sP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09czEmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT10dyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249dnVsdHVyZVcDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Police say 6 dead, at least 12 injured in Sacramento shooting," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25hdGlvbi8yMDIyLzA0LzAzL3NhY3JhbWVudG8tc2hvb3RpbmcvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9tYWluJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09c29jaWFsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9dHdpdHRlclcDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) It may be a rocky Easter for Cadbury as they face new child labor allegations "[Cadbury Exposed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0Q-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2hhbm5lbDQuY29tL3Byb2dyYW1tZXMvY2FkYnVyeS1leHBvc2VkLWRpc3BhdGNoZXNXA3NwY0IKYj7Az0piBPQi3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)," a new documentary series led by Antony Barnett, takes a close look at the labor practices of the popular chocolate brand, particularly in relation to children. The documentary, which airs on Monday via [Channel 4](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0QZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2hhbm5lbDQuY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiPsDPSmIE9CLdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Dispatches in the UK, contains footage showing children, some as young as ten years old, working with machetes in fields in Ghana to harvest cocoa pods for Mondelēz International, owner of Cadbury, for the U.S. equivalent of less than $3 a day. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkLVS-P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMDMvaXQtbWF5LWJlLWEtcm9ja3ktZWFzdGVyLWZvci1jYWRidXJ5LWFzLXRoZXktZmFjZS1uZXctY2hpbGQtbGFib3ItYWxsZWdhdGlvbnMvVwNzcGNCCmI-wM9KYgT0It1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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