By Dylan Lysen on September 4, 2018
A musical production focusing on a child dealing with gender identity issues is preparing in Lawrence before taking its act to the Big Apple.
Hazel Youngquist, a senior at Perry-Lecompton High School, portrays the titular Q in the upcoming musical, which tells the story of a nonbinary fifth-grader who must navigate a dangerous journey of bullying, schoolwork and deciding whether to try out for the boys or girls soccer team.