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HRC to share Harvey Milk’s Castro storefront with The Trevor Project
Following a national outcry over the HRC’s announcement that they were turning the space that once housed the camera store owned by Harvey Milk into a gift store, the Human Rights Campaign announced they are donating part of the space to the Trevor Project.
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Mother of gay teen who committed suicide speaks out on anti-gay bullying
Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent 9 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died Sept 28. Now, Seth’s mother, Wendy Walsh, has teamed up with the ACLU to help make a difference in the lives of LGBT youth facing harassment.
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Study: Gay youth singled out for punishment more often that straight kids
A new study by Yale University suggest that lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents are 40 percent more likely than their heterosexual peers to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts.
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‘Love Drugged’ — A thoughtful story about identity, sexuality, learning to accept oneself
“Love Drugged” is the story of Jamie Bates, a Chicago high school freshman who is gay but in the closet. He wants nothing more than to fit in, but when a classmate learns his secret, he fears his life will be ruined. Jamie tries to keep his cover by getting involved with a beautiful female student, and that relationship leads him to discover an untested drug that can “cure” homosexuality.
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Vice-President Joe Biden lends his voice to the ‘It Gets Better’ project
The White House this week released Vice-President Joe Biden’s contribution to the national anti-bullying video campaign, “It gets better,” in the ongoing effort to quell the number of LGBTQ youth and young adult suicides.
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Brandon Bitner: Anti-gay bullying leads to another tragic teen suicide
Anti-gay bullying has reportedly claimed another teen life. Brandon Bitner, 14, of Mount Pleasant Mills, Penn., walked 13 miles from his home early Friday morning to a busy intersection and threw himself in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer after leaving a suicide note at his home.
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‘GetEqual’ video is rude, ineffective, offensive
Whatever the reason, I found, in my personal opinion, that the following video released by the LGBT activist group GETEqual would cause offense as it did in my case. As it was rude in its presentation it became ultimately ineffective.
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Obama, Clinton tell LGBT youth: ‘It Gets Better’ (Videos)
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week joined the thousands of Americans that have come together as part of the It Gets Better Project to share stories of hope and encouragement for LGBT youth who are struggling with bullying and intolerance over their sexual orientation. “I don’t know what it’s like […]
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Lesbian teen’s prom story to be subject of ABC Family channel made-for-TV movie
Constance McMillen, a Mississippi teen who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend, will be the subject of a made-for-TV movie. “It is a project that is in the very early stages,” confirmed the ABC Family cable channel.
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Openly gay city council member delivers heart wrenching plea to LGBT youth (Video)
Joel Burns, an openly gay city council member in Fort Worth, TX gave a heart-wrenching, impassioned plea on Tuesday evening to LGBT youth struggling with their sexual identity or facing intense adversity among their families, community or bullying by their peers.