Photos: Graduation Day in Parkland
Youth, Gun Control, Florida, Emma GonzalezYouthEmma Gonzalez and Parkland activists are ready to head into the world and change it.Gun ControlFloridaEmma GonzalezJacob OglesA shooting at Marjory...
View ArticleMegan Rapinoe on Partnering With Play Proud to Make Soccer Safe for LGBT Youth
Youth, Sports, Megan Rapinoe, EducationThe out Olympian and World Cup winner spoke with The Advocate about the difference it makes to educate coaches and kids about LGBT acceptance.YouthSportsMegan...
View ArticleNew Hampshire GOP Gov Signs Transgender Rights Bill
Plus one banning the use of conversion therapy on minors.Politics, New Hampshire, Transgender, Ex-gay Therapy, LGBT youth, YouthChris SununuPoliticsNew HampshireTransgenderEx-gay TherapyLGBT...
View ArticleTransphobe Disrupts Drag Queen Story Hour
Transgender, Drag, Youth, AlaskaSeveral children were exposed to a notorious anti-LGBT troll.TransgenderDragYouthAlaskaNeal BrovermanA self-proclaimed pastor named David Grisham filmed himself Saturday...
View ArticleDiscounted Phones Save Lives of Homeless LGBT Teens — Now They Might Be Taken...
A little-known program helps homeless youth find resources, but the government now wants to starve it to death.CommentaryCommentary, LGBT youth, YouthLGBT youthYouthJessica RosenworcelNationwide,...
View ArticleWe Must Be the Role Models We Lack
Commentary, LGBT youth, YouthBeing a mentor to young LGBTQ people is all our responsibility, writes the out dean of Golden Gate University School of Law.CommentaryLGBT youthYouthAnthony NiedwieckiI was...
View ArticleCynthia Nixon Announces Her Oldest Child Is Transgender
Transgender, Youth, LGBT youth, Politics, Cynthia NixonThe actress and New York gubernatorial candidate stated how proud she is of her son, Samuel Joseph Mozes.TransgenderYouthLGBT youthPoliticsCynthia...
View ArticleAmandla Stenberg Breaks Out of Trump-Like Camps in The Darkest Minds
Arts & Entertainment, film, Arts & Entertainment, LGBT youth, YouthfilmThe forthcoming big-budget movie, starring and written by gay people, is frighteningly prescient.Arts &...
View ArticleAustralian Senator Gives Moving Speech on Toll of 'Ex-Gay Therapy'
Youth, LGBT youth, Ex-gay Therapy, Australia, World, Religion, PoliticsVictorian Senator Janet Rice shared the story of a boy who had been traumatized with attempts to turn him straight.YouthLGBT...
View ArticleThe Best 5 State for Homeless Youth — and the Worst
The True Colors Fund and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty ranked how states address youth homelessness. See which came out on top — and bottom.State Index on Youth...
View ArticleStudy Says Only Two Thirds of Gen Z Is Straight
YouthYouthA study has shown that the youngest generation is more likely to identify as something under the LGBT umbrella than any that has come before it.Mary Grace LewisThe youngest generation is...
View ArticleMillennials Support LGBT Rights But Take Issue With 'Homosexuality'
A new survey of young Americans includes some shocking results.CommentaryCommentary, YouthYouthCathy CohenLast week, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. With that one event,...
View ArticleBoys Paid Higher Allowances Than Girls, Report Suggests
Women, Youth, LGBT youthThe gender pay gap starts well before puberty.WomenYouthLGBT youthAriel SobelNew data from BusyKid, an app that parents use to track and distribute allowances for their...
View Article'Lesbian' Isn't a Dirty Word and More Millennials Need to Use It
Commentary, Women, Lesbian, LGBT youth, YouthThe straight male world has convinced young women the l word is a slur. CommentaryWomenLesbianLGBT youthYouthMary Grace LewisIt took me 19 years, three...
View ArticleAll LGBTQ Children in Foster Care Are Under Attack
Commentary, LGBT youth, YouthRepublicans are going after our most vulnerable.CommentaryLGBT youthYouthChristina Wilson Remlin and Currey CookThis is a dangerous time for LGBTQ people, and children...
View ArticleIdaho Man Unloads Racist, Antigay Tirade Against Teenage Church Group
Crime, Idaho, YouthRichard Sovenski was charged with a hate crime after he yelled profanities at children and attacked their chaperone.CrimeIdahoYouthNeal BrovermanA 52-year-old man is facing a felony...
View ArticleAre Young Stars Changing the Way People Come Out?
Commentary, Coming Out, LGBT youth, YouthAnnouncing your identity with a People magazine cover is so 2000s, writes Emily Bashforth.CommentaryComing OutLGBT youthYouthEmily BashforthComing out is a very...
View ArticleGay Teen Kicked Out of Home Becomes School's Co-Valedictorian
Youth, LGBT youth, EducationSeth Owen endured "conversion therapy" and homelessness to rise to the top of the class. Now he needs some help with his college tuition.YouthLGBT youthEducationMary Grace...
View Article'Conversion Therapy' Drama Cameron Post Gets Queer Female Desire Right
Arts & Entertainment, film, Mike Pence, Lesbian, LGBT youth, Women, Arts & Entertainment, Youth, Ex-gay TherapyfilmDirector Desiree Akhavan and star Chloë Grace Moretz speak with The Advocate...
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