2022 has witnessed an unprecedented number of GOP-driven state legislative attacks as well as other forms of political pressure against LGBTQ+ people, particularly those impacting LGBTQ+ youth and focused on the K-12 school environment. These attacks – including Florida’s “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” bill, numerous attacks on transgender girls and women athletes, and censorship of LGBTQ+ materials in school libraries – are grounded in long-debunked myths and stereotypes, brought back by Republicans from the pre-Lawrence era to generate heat for political gain. This workshop will elucidate the harms these attacks are causing to LGBTQ+ and particularly trans youth, will discuss how they are related to other political attacks brought by the right such as those involving critical race theory, and offer suggestions as to how members of the Lavender Law community can help push back and support our youth and educators.