New Hampshire's child advocate urges lawmakers to vote down LGBTQ+ bills

New Hampshire’s child advocate, Cassandra Sanchez, spoke out Tuesday against a number of bills she says will create a “chilling effect” for LGBTQ+ children, urging lawmakers to vote against them.

At a press conference Tuesday morning in Concord, Sanchez joined other opponents to speak against legislation that would ban transgender girls from playing in girls’ sports, require public school teachers and staff to reveal a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation if asked, and allow businesses to designate bathrooms and locker rooms based on biological sex.