Mini-Comic: Dear Diary

12-year-old Nick writes a journal entry about his friends.

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Nick: none

Charlie: It’s basic math. Let’s go over it again-

Nick: I’d give them all to you because I love you

The US Government is currently trying to pass an incredibly dangerous national law for trans youth called HR 2616.

This bill would ban all Federally funded schools from teaching about gender identity or sexual orientation, prevent teachers from using the correct pronouns and names for trans students, remove books with any trans representation in them, and even go as far as to prevent teachers from acknowledging trans identity AT ALL.

Any school that does not follow this will lose all federal funding. This bill would also require teachers to forcibly out trans students to their families, which would be fatal to any trans student with a transphobic Family or just hateful family in general. Trans people are already a group that already has some of the highest rates of being victim to suicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

This bill actively makes teachers put those innocent children at such a big risk. This bill has rapidly passed the house this week with support from all 209 republicans, as well as 8 democrats. But, it's still being voted on in the senate, which means there is still time to help stop this.

To help stop this, you can visit 5calls.org (look up 2616 in the search bar), one of the most top issues filed Oppose Attacks on LGBTQ+ Students. Once you put in your general location, it will pull-up contact information for your senator, and give you a script for calling them.

If you are a minor and/or do not feel comfortable doing this, PLEASE repost this on here, or any other platform you are on/can find! This needs to be heard and fought against.

Thank you for reading this, my lovely people!

Mine are under the cut so this doesn't get hellishly long

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Remember Tao's speech in both the graphic novel and the movie.

The love we found throughout this franchise is one that will never break. Many of us learned to love ourselves for who we truly are. And yes, sometimes that love will falter some. Many queer people felt hope and joy in a world that's trying to erase us. We learned that we have always been here and we always will be. We met new people, online and/or offline. We learned to set boundaries and to respect them. We learned that we are allowed to make mistakes. Many of us went through dark periods and learned that those times haven't ruined us. They marked us, but we chose to lean into love. We fought back. Many of us are still facing dark times, but we learned we are not alone. We're surrounded by people who will fight for us even when we are so convinced that everyone hate us.

So again, Heartstopper isn't over. It left a mark on us and it will guide us through life. No matter what path we are taking.

Our Nick & Charlie 💛💙