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(KMSP) - The gender box on our driver's license is something many of us take for granted, but for one Minnesotan, this is the day they've been waiting for.

TW: suicide, bullying

Starting in 1998, the Minnesota Student Survey, conducted among the state’s ninth and 12th-graders, included questions about sexual activity. Was it with the opposite sex? Same sex? Both?

In 1998, students who’d had same-sex relationships suffered more depression, more stress, and felt “hopeless” at far higher rates than straight peers, according to a new paper in the Journal of School Health. They were twice as likely to think about killing themselves, and two and a half times as likely to have tried it.

We first endorsed Ilhan in her campaign for state house and we are thrilled to once again support her; A brilliant policy analyst and a fierce organizer, Ilhan will be a champion for our issues in the halls of Congress, and for our candidates statewide. We see Rep. Omar as a candidate who best represents the continuation of Congress Member Ellison’s legacy of activism and organizing.

As the sun set on one of the first warm days in April, volunteers for the Minnesota Family Council stood by the escalators inside the downtown Minneapolis Hilton.