Students at several Nebraska schools organized walkouts on the Transgender Day of Visibility to protest legislation seen as anti-transgender. Students at Westside, Central and North High Schools organized walkouts throughout the day where transgender students and allies could share how bills like the 'Let Them Grow Act' would impact them. Students like Aiden Whalen said thoughts of suicide are something that plagues people in the LGBTQ+ community and legislation that would ban gender-affirming care like this act, only pushes more people to their limits. As a transgender person, Whalen said it's not a safe time for trans people in Nebraska.Supporters of the act say it's meant to protect children because the effects of gender-affirming surgeries and medications are permeant. The argument is that kids under 19 are too young to make that decision. "We know what we're doing, just because we're not as old as the people in the Senate, the Senate and the unicameral, doesn't mean we don't know what we're doing," Whalen said. "Your position doesn't make you better than I am."Whalen said there is a series of steps transgender youth must go through before receiving this health care to make sure they are sound of mind. It's not something just done on a whim. Students like Jules Wuestwald said the legislation would do more harm than good. He's been taking testosterone for about a year now and said the effects aren't permeant until after two years. "Since I'm still at the range where my body is getting used to this new hormone if you suddenly take it away it could literally physically make me ill," he said. Organizer of the Westside walkout, Levi White, said they wanted to make sure trans voices are heard. White said the 'Let Them Grow Act' is likely part of a bigger agenda. "At the end of the day, it's not about protecting the youth," they said. "It's about erasing transgender identity. They're not going to stop with the youths, they're going to keep going until they ban any sense of trans people and we're not going to let that happen." Westside High School student Sebastian said the youth should be allowed to make their own health care decisions and legislators need to listen to the voices of the people the legislation will affect. "People that are passing these laws need to realize that they're going to die soon," he said. "When they die, they'll have nothing but a terrible legacy left behind and they're just trying to get as much power in as little time as possible."Among other legislation, students were protesting was the "Sports and Spaces Act" which would force students to use the locker room corresponding with their biological sex. Legislative Bill 375 would also prohibit anyone 19 and under from attending drag shows.Sen. Megan Hunt and a few others filed 742 motions in response to the "Let Then Grow Act' being advanced to a second round of debate. Many students said they're grateful for all the work she's doing to support them.