As a father and as a leader of New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ community, we are deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of our nation’s LGBTQ+ youth. This growing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination is a cynical attempt to grab power by dividing us and fostering fear and distrust of “the other.” But the anti-LGBTQ+ culture war has real-world consequences – including mental health impacts on America’s young people.