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LGBT Navajos Discover Unexpected Champions: Their Grandparents

Michelle Sherman attempted suicide as an 11-year-old. Navajo LGBTQ youth are three times as likely to attempt suicide as their white counterparts, according to a Diné Policy Institute study. After she gets her bachelor's degree, Sherman plans to come back to the Navajo Nation to help other youth like her. (KJZZ)
Michelle Sherman attempted suicide as an 11-year-old. Navajo LGBTQ youth are three times as likely to attempt suicide as their white counterparts, according to a Diné Policy Institute study. After she gets her bachelor's degree, Sherman plans to come back to the Navajo Nation to help other youth like her. (KJZZ)

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