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Nebraska group wants to yank local protections for veterans & disabled to spite transgender people
Milo Winslow, the only trans person to testify in support of the nondiscrimination ordinance, died last week by suicide. The group leading the opposition campaign, the Nebraska Family Alliance, continues to call it “a gender identity bathroom ordinance.”
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Idaho bill would make it a felony to give minors transition-related care
If approved, the legislation would make it a felony punishable by up to life in prison to provide minors with transition-related care.
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Lawmaker tries to stop an anti-LGBTQ law in an emotional speech about gay nephew’s suicide
“Clearly the love and acceptance of his family and friends were not enough,” said Stephen Jones, speaking out against anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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Mother speaks out after daughter dies by suicide after years of secret ex-gay therapy from priest
The priest denied meeting alone with Alana behind her parents’ backs, but the girl’s diary told a completely different story.
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7th grader dies by suicide after classmates told him he’d go to Hell for being gay
The parents of Eli Fritchley say the bullying wasn’t physical, but, “Words hurt. They really hurt.”
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Trans man beaten with a chain in broad daylight in terrifying hate crime
“I’m still feeling traumatized,” said Myles Utz. “I still have PTSD about it every day. I shake, I get scared.”
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LGB youth are still attempting suicides at a high rate – here’s how you can help them
Despite lowering numbers in straight youth, two studies show that teens and young adults that aren’t straight are still more likely to attempt suicide.
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Trans people who seek surgery are less likely to report mental health problems
Transgender people who sought surgery were less likely to report mental health problems later.
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Miriam Rivera, ‘the world’s first trans reality TV star,’ dies under mysterious circumstances
She was ill the morning before she was later found hanging in her apartment. Her friends suspect foul play.
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Eating disorders affect a disturbingly high number of LGBTQ youth
Researchers also uncovered an alarming link between eating disorders and suicide.