As the title says this is a  difficult Episode, I have a  trigger warning before the opening for suicide, bullying,  LGBTQ discrimination and an audio clip of a school councilor yelling at a  17 year old transgender student, I do not  include the students audio.

The episode started when i  read the following  article 

https://www.out.com/news/2020/12/22/trans-teen-dies-suicide-after-being-humiliated-wearing-skirt

There are issues that  calling local schools,  mayors, state officials  might have in pact

the maps I mentioned

https://www.lgbtmap.org//equality-maps/safe_school_laws

https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/panic_defense_bans

the site for that  law firm that   focuses on  LGBTQ issues and has resourse

https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/youth-creating-a-safer-school