The city’s planning committee recently backed ordinance changes to allow building cottage homes in Georgetown as part of efforts to address affordable housing. Current code doesn’t explicitly allow for that type of land usage.

About a quarter of Delaware youth identify as LGBTQ+, according to the Delaware School Survey.And a new study from the University of Delaware finds LGBTQ+ adolescents experience higher rates of anxiety, depression and substance use.They’re also more likely to report all three at younger ages than their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts.Delaware Public Media’s Abigail Lee recently sat down with UD assistant professor of Human Development and Family Sciences Eric Layland to talk about his study’s findings and what they mean for the First State.