> 3. Where's the data to back this decision up?

LGBTQ kids report homelessness at much higher rates than their peers[1], are heavily over-represented in foster care[2], and report substantially higher rates of abuse[3].

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gay-and-transgender...

https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbtq-youth/child-welfare

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8344346/

Side note but its kind of a funny question to ask when the literal text of the law includes citations to studies that back up the policy.