Queer the Ballot Mobilizes LGBTQ+ Teens Too Young to Vote
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Queer the Ballot, a youth-led nonpartisan campaign from Dear Queer Youth started by five high school students, is organizing LGBTQ+ teens who are too young to vote ahead of November's midterm elections. The campaign includes more than 10 workshops, more than 200 civic toolkits and a storytelling effort, and aims to reach more than 2,000 young people through schools, GSAs, libraries, and youth and LGBTQ+ centers. Organizers described peers shutting out politics and said they hope to turn resignation into action. Listed workshops include October 20 at Raleigh's Oberlin Regional Library, October 22 with Enloe High School's GSA, and an online session October 24. Garlikov said the toolkit would first go to workshop participants and other reviewers for feedback, with public release ideally in late October or November.
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Queer the Ballot, a youth-led nonpartisan campaign from Dear Queer Youth, is organizing LGBTQ+ teens who are too young to vote ahead of November's midterm elections. Started by five high school students, it includes more than 10 workshops, more than 200 civic toolkits, and a storytelling effort, aiming to reach more than 2,000 young people through schools, GSAs, libraries, and youth and LGBTQ+ centers. Organizers described peers shutting out politics and hope to turn resignation into action, with workshops listed from October 20.
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