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LGBTQ+ youth gather for "March Against Hate" in Wilmington

Delaware Public Media | By Rachel Sawicki
Published April 3, 2023 at 1:08 PM EDT
Tobie Combs delivers a speech at the rally at Rodney Square in Wilmington
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Tobie Combs delivers a speech at the rally at Rodney Square in Wilmington
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Adovcates hold up signs in support of the LGBTQ+ community while listening to speakers at the rally.
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Adovcates hold up signs in support of the LGBTQ+ community while listening to speakers at the rally.
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A crowd of people at Rodney Square rally for LGBTQ+ rights
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A crowd of people at Rodney Square rally for LGBTQ+ rights
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Rep. Deshanna Neal organized the march, and speaks to the crowd.
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Rep. Deshanna Neal organized the march, and speaks to the crowd.
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State Reps. DeShanna Neal and Eric Morrison brought LGBTQ+ youth together for a march and rally in Wilmington Friday for Trans Day of Visibility.

Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki spoke with two trans-nonbinary teenagers there about why they decided to march, and the struggles they face because of their identities.

At the march, Morrison announced plans to introduce legislation to end the “gay panic defense” in Delaware.
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Rachel Sawicki
Rachel Sawicki was born and raised in Camden, Delaware and attended the Caesar Rodney School District. They graduated from the University of Delaware in 2021 with a double degree in Communications and English and as a leader in the Student Television Network, WVUD and The Review.
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