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LGBTQ CSDSA Supporting LGBTQ Students of Communication Sciences and Disorders Statement on Current Events The LGBTQ Communication Sciences and Disorder Student Association CSDSA condemns the use of divisive and hateful rhetoric in political discourse most especially when it is targeted at already disenfranchised groups in the United States particularly Black Indigenous people of color BIPOC communities immigrants trans and gender expansive individuals LGBTQIA folks women and girls disabled people and others who face discrimination based on their identities. We recognize that many CSD students belong to these groups and those in education and academia also face uncertainty with threats to our public educational systems. The disabled people we serve as a profession already within systems not designed for them are confronting the likelihood of further limitations in accessibility and support from public systems. So many are hurting angry and afraid.