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This Country Is Apparently Still Not Ready for Gay Parents
CommentaryYouthFamiliesDaShanne StokesIn a couple of weeks, our nation will turn to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Adoption Month. It’s a time of year marked with an annual proclamation by...
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Another 'Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian' Shirt Incident Leads to Litigation...
YouthLGBT youthSchoolsSouth CarolinaCaliforniaBreakingRaffy ErmacA high school student in Northern California is filing a lawsuit against two of her school’s administrators after she was told that her...
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WATCH: New York Giants Stand Up For LGBT Athletes In New YouTube Video
SportsNew YorkNew JerseyTransgenderYouthBisexualityFamiliesBreakingDawn EnnisIf timing is everything, then the NFL’s New York Giants did everything Sunday to send a message to haters in Texas that the...
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WATCH: Gay Character in 'Captain Underpants' Sparks Ban in Michigan School
YouthSchoolsLGBT youthBreakingFamiliesArts & EntertainmentBooksRaffy ErmacAdministrators at Arborwood Elementary School in Monroe, Mich. have decided to ban a popular children’s book from their...
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How to Survive Freshman Year: 13 Tips for LGBT Youth
The Advocate asked J.J. Abrams, Jason Collins, Gigi Gorgeous, and more at the GLSEN Respect Awards for advice to LGBT kids starting high school.GLSEN Respect AwardsJason CollinsCochairs Marilyn...
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Finish the Job: Ban Conversion Therapy for Minors
CommentaryEx-gay TherapyYouthHealthWayne BesenWhen I founded Truth Wins Out in 2006, the myth that one could “pray away the gay” was a central part of the Religious Right’s strategy to demonize and...
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WATCH: Transgender Girl Kicked Out of Home, Makes Cheerleading Squad
TransgenderBreakingLGBT youthFamiliesEducationYouthCaliforniaElizabeth DaleyAfter her second year of tryouts, a small-town California girl was accepted by her high school's cheerleading squad as its...
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Why I Wrote a Gay History Book for Kids
CommentaryBooksYouthEducationJerome PohlenGrowing up in Colorado, I frequently heard the story of Katharine Lee Bates being inspired to write the poem “America,” which later became the song “America,...
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6 Reasons Why 16-Teen-Year Old Gabrielle Gladu Gives Hope for Trans Teens
TransgenderYouthFamiliesCleis AbeniFor Gabrielle Diana Gladu, 16 is particularly sweet. Two years after a suicide attempt, she is thriving — a transgender teen who beat the odds.Tall, blond,...
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Tackling Depression In High School: One Teen's Tale
YouthBreakingNorth CarolinaSportsOutSportsDawn Ennis"Student body president. Recruited football player. Loads of friends. Caring family."Miserable. Coping with suicidal thoughts."With those words,...
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Support for Queer Youth Has Arrived
YouthTechnologyLGBTLGBT youthAdam SandelIn 1999 it was estimated that the average age of people coming out as LGBT was 25. In 2010 the average age for coming out was 16. As people are coming out as...
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WATCH: Dear LGBT Youth, Please Love Your Elders
YouthBreakingStonewallArts & EntertainmentDawn EnnisWhat happens when a millennial sits down with some LGBT elders at the Stonewall Inn and asks questions about their shared struggle wth LGBT...
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Gay College Student Disowned by Parents Raises Thousands for Tuition
YouthReligionDan SavageIt Gets BetterJase PeeplesA teen whose parents kicked him out of the house and cut him off financially because he is gay now has a shot at his dream of graduating college thanks...
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WATCH: Girl and Her Two Dads Take On One Million Moms
YouthFamiliesOne Million MomsRaffy ErmacAlthough many would consider it a victory that American Girl Magazine is taking a big stand for LGBT inclusivity by featuring 11-year-old Amaya Scheer and her...
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Bat Boy for Washington Nationals Baseball Team Comes Out
SportsComing OutWashington D.C.BreakingYouthOutSportsDawn EnnisBy day, 21-year-old Spenser Clark is taking classes at Howard University, working toward graduation in June and considering law school. By...
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Boy Stars in New Barbie Commercial
YouthNeal BrovermanThe new Moschino Barbie is a huge hit (currently sold-out!), and its commercial is breaking boundaries by featuring a young boy in it."Moschino Barbie is so fierce!" the boy screams...
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Gay Sex Ed: A Guide to Fun and Worry-Free Anal Sex
YouthHIV & AIDSLove and SexTyler CurryThere is a glaring absence of comprehensive sex education in the United States. And when it comes to men and women who are same-sex inclined, the curriculum is...
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Barbie and Gay Shame
CommentaryYouthLGBT youthSeamus KirstWhen I think back to childhood, I think of shame.For as far back as I can remember, I always knew I was different. I preferred a Barbie to a ball. Having a sister...
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Boy Barbie Commercial Won’t Make It to TV
YouthtelevisionBusinessNeal BrovermanThe memorable ad for the Moschino Barbie— a collaboration between out designer Jeremy Scott’s fashion line and the legendary Mattel toy — won’t be seen outside of...
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