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Gay teen leaves Christian school after being told to delete his YouTube videos
A 17-year-old openly gay teen says he was forced to change schools after being given an ultimatum by the his principal to delete his YouTube videos or find another school.
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Funeral set for lesbian Latina teen shot to death by Denver police officers
Friends and family are planning to gather on Saturday for the funeral of Jessica Hernandez, a 17-year-old gay Latina who was shot to death by Denver police officers.
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Transgender teen Leelah Alcorn’s death stirs action in U.S. and beyond
Although many details about her life and death are still unclear, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen from Ohio, has become, within days of her death Dec. 28, the face of a growing movement of people hungering for acceptance.
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Ky. bill targets transgender students by restricting facilities to biological sex
The “Kentucky Student Privacy Act,” proposed by State Sen. C.B. Embry Jr., would allow parents to sue the school for $2,500 if their child encountered a transgender student in a school restroom.
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Mississippi school district approves policy to discourage gay-straight alliances
Superintendent Lynn Weathersby said “there has been a group wanting to form a gay club” and that he had sought guidance about what could be done legally “to limit organizations like that on campus.”
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St. Paul school district to begin working on ‘gender inclusion’ policy
Some of the main provisions call for students to be identified by their preferred names and gender pronouns, and participate in programs and activities that align with their gender identity.
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Hundreds gather in D.C. to speak out on transgender issues following teen’s death
More than 300 people gathered in the nation’s capital on Saturday raise awareness of issues facing transgender individuals and to honor a 17-year-old transgender teen who took her own life last month.
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Sara Gilbert: ‘It’s more important to let go of the idea that you have a son, than to lose your child’
On Dec. 29, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen from Ohio, stepped into the path of an oncoming semi truck on a interstate highway. Today, “The Talk” discusses transgender teen suicide.
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A gay dad’s requiem for Leelah Alcorn, the Matthew Shepard of our time
Matthew Shepard’s murder left and indelible impression that has become part of our collective culture to this day. This week, another tragedy, another life destroyed, left a similar impression — the death of Leelah Alcorn.
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Parents of transgender teen who committed suicide: ‘We loved our son’
The parents of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who identified as female and who committed suicide on Sunday, are speaking out, and in statements ignoring Leelah’s gender identity, say they loved their “son.”