Today’s young people are also demanding a vote in order to have a voice on the urgent issues of our time. There is clear and growing momentum behind the idea of expanding the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds. Earlier this year, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introducedlegislation zx 500 og of trans and nonbinary youth reported being discouraged or prevented from using a bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity in a 2020 Trevor Project survey of over 40,000 LGBTQ youth and young adults. zx 500 og Now, it’s time to let more young people use the power of their vote — not just their voices — to effect change by expanding voting rights to include young people aged 16 and 17. California could be a leader in making this happen. In August, dozens of young people like myself from across the state rallied and conducted repeated legislative visits in support of Assemblymember Evan Low’s bill, AssemblyConstitutional Amendment Eight (ACA 8) zx 500 og “The first night I performed...I got a standing ovation, and I ended up winning the performing arts award of the year at my school,” Brandon recalls of the moment he decided acting was his true calling. “It felt so freeing for me. It felt like I’ve spent my whole life kind of hiding a little bit from people, and I felt I could share so much of myself on stage behind these characters.” zx 500 og
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