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NYC designates $3.3 million for Bea Arthur Residence for Homeless LGBT youth
NEW YORK — The Ali Forney Center — a homeless shelter for LGBT youth in New York City — will receive $3.3 million from the city to renovate an East Village property, according to a statement released Monday.
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A priceless gift: Loving our Mormon LGBT children
I was one of the lucky ones. When I came out to my mom at the age of 22 (in a moving car no less), her first reaction to my stammered, “I’m gay mom,” was to reach out, hold my hand and say, “honey, the only thing that matters to me, is that you are happy.” Everything that happened since, and everything that I now am, can be traced to that moment…
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Majority of gay youth in Britain say they’re victims of homophobic bullying
LONDON — New research by the University of Cambridge for British gay rights charity Stonewall UK’s School Report 2012 found that 55 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in Britain’s secondary schools experience homophobic bullying.
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Is high school the new Stonewall?
In the fight for equality, high school has become the new Stonewall. Perhaps the easiest question to answer is, “Why?” Why has the First Amendment debate moved from college campuses and into high schools? It’s a simple lesson in math. When you multiply an increase in out teens by the visibility of gay heroes then divide by more rules, you get First Amendment questions that make you wonder if you’re smarter than a 12th grader…
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To loving, accepting fathers everywhere, ‘Happy Father’s Day’
It is true that there is a feeling of immortality in seeing our offspring grow and develop into young adults, with all the hope and clamor of life, but we must rejoice in their ability to bring new experiences to life, and new life to older experiences, free from the restrictions that we parents might have had to endure…
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El Paso gay teen, bullied for 2 years, commits suicide
EL PASO, Texas — Another bullied gay youth lost to suicide. El Paso teen Brandon Elizares, 16, took his own life on June 2, according to family and friends.
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In My Tribe, Part 2: Gay culture, traditionalists and ‘the new wave’
One of the biggest issues and sources of controversy in the gay community today is the very nature of our community moving forward. Society is changing as a new generation comes of age, and the gay tribe is beginning to change as well. Those changes have resulted in a good deal of tension between what I’ll call “traditionalists” and the “new wave.”
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Best Buy releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, has released its contribution to the “It Gets Better” campaign, an emotional video featuring 18 Best Buy employees from around the U.S. who share their personal journeys on how life has gotten better for them.
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HRC releases landmark survey of LGBT-identified youth
A new report released Thursday by the HRC shows tremendous disparities between straight teenagers and LGBT-identified youth. The report marks the beginning of new president Chad Griffin’s tenure at HRC, and illustrates how critical the work of achieving full equality is for future generations.
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14-year-old talk show host: ‘President Obama is making kids gay’ (Video)
Caiden Cowger, a 14-year old who hosts a popular conservative radio talk show in West Virginia claims that “President Obama is making kids gay,” and says that 30 kids he knows who weren’t gay when they were growing up have now decided to subscribe to the “belief” of homosexuality.