Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all of our witnesses.
I'll begin by saying, Zipp, that I think you're extremely brave. Thank you so much for sharing.
I was also a high school teacher. I taught sec I—grade 7—so you remind me of my students. I'm very proud of you for being here today.
I have a question for you, actually. You mentioned in your testimony that this hate that the 2SLGBTQI+ community is facing is a distraction; you said that it's being used as a distraction more than anything, and I'm curious to see if you can elaborate a little bit on that point.