‘They’re playing games with people's lives': Inside the impact of LGBTQ hate from Trump's GOP

While the world celebrates Pride month, some red states have started trying to reclaim June as Nuclear Family Month, Fidelity Month, or Strong Family Month. Eugene and Symone remind us that the Republican party is the party that always pleads for smaller government – that is, until it comes to rights for anyone who isn't a cis white Christian man. And they argue rebranding June isn't a trivial matter; LGBTQ+ young people are more than four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. "They're playing with people's lives," says Eugene. "Because if you are not going to protect kids, what the f**k are you doing?"

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