Under these circumstances, one would assume that parents, friends, relatives, neighbors, school personnel and anyone else who has regular contact with LGBTQ youth would be scrambling to find opportunities to comfort, to accept, to be inclusive and affirming. But the survey of 35,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals between the ages of 13 and 24 by The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on LGBTQ youth suicide prevention, points to other factors as well: 94% of those surveyed said recent politics had worsened their outlook and 75% said they had suffered some form of gender discrimination. Pride flags are a diverse set of flags that are used for representing a gender or sexual identity that is fully part of the LGBT community. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased teen suicides attempts overall, likely played a role in that. The following year a six-colour flag, which is in common use today, appeared (with red, orange, yellow, green, blue harmony replaced art as symbolized by blue in the flag, and purple/violet), partially because of the unavailability of some of the fabric colours. After the school board in Newberg, Ore., banned displays of Pride flags, Black Lives Matter signage, and other supposedly political items, citizens have responded by erecting a large wooden. Last year, a nationwide mental health survey found that a stunning 42% of LGBTQ youth considered suicide in the past year.