Zack Zappone

Opponents of the measure say this will unfairly out children as part of the LGBTQ community.

The council also opposes Initiative 638 which would ban, quote, "biologically male students from participating in sports." Council member Zach Zappone said the resolution came from conversations the council had with community members.

LGBTQ youth have tremendous, uh, disproportionate outcomes that we see in the community from being homeless or dying, uh, at a young age, dying by suicide.

Thirty-six percent of LGBTQ youth have considered suicide, seriously considered suicide in the last year.

It's the latest in the city's ongoing efforts to roll back regulations and offer funding as people rebuild homes that were damaged or destroyed by the Old Trails Fire.

Spokane City Council Member Zach Zappone co-sponsored the resolution that allows the city to contract with asbestos surveyors.

So with fire victims, we see lots of different situations with people for rebuilding and being whole after the fire.

Each case is, is different based on what insurance is gonna pay out.

They are initiatives 26001 and 26638.

Now, the city council, council members Jack... or sorry, Zach Zappone of the s- Spokane City Council and Kate Tellus are sponsoring the resolution.

They would put the council on record opposing those two ballot measures and urging voters to reject both of them.

Zappone said the effort came after members of Spokane's LGBTQ community asked him to take a position on the initiatives.

Well, guess what, Zappone, you're only speaking for the people who voted for you.

The rest of the people in that city, the ones who voted for some other candidate for the city council, they don't have to go along with what you're saying.

He says, "As a teacher, I know how important it is for transgender youth to know that they belong." You know what I'd love to ask Zappone, and I'm gonna ask, uh, producer Mackenzie Prunty, I'm gonna ask her to reach out to Zach Zappone and see if Zach Zappone of the Port- the, uh, Spokane City Council will come on this program and talk about this issue.

Because I'd like to ask him, you're concerned about the rights of transgender youth to feel comfortable.