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Alex Lopes, Author at The Imprint

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Alex Lopes

Alex Lopes is a 16-year-old transgender youth. Lopes founded and leads their school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club, and advocates for youth with the Connecticut Youth Advisory Board, and the New England Youth Coalition.

10/4/2022

Am I Really Accepted?

If my foster parent was trained to understand LGBTQ+ foster youth, it would have been a different experience for me, writes Alex Lopes.