Young Adult

Your resource for news and information which features or directly impacts young adults; Frequent topics include K-12 schools and higher education, young adult media, young adult advocates, coming out, family and community acceptance, youth homelessness, and student advocacy including Gay Straight Alliances and safe schools initiatives.

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GLAAD thanks the many tireless advocates working to bring change to the #BoyScouts
Friday, May 24, 2013
3:01pm

After Thursday's historic vote, GLAAD would like to thank these incredible and tireless advocates for their working in helping to the BSA's anti-gay policies

Rick Perry Fights Letting Gay People in Boy Scouts
02/04/13

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America should not soften its strict policy barring gay members, and dismissed the idea of bending the organization to the whims of “popular culture.”

Suburban Chicago church steps up opposition to ban against gays in Boy Scouts
02/04/13

A northwest suburban church is stepping up its opposition to a ban against gay members and leaders in the Boy Scouts of America as the organization meets this week to reconsider the longtime policy.

Pushback from parents helps weaken Boy Scouts’ iron wall against gay members
02/04/13

The foot soldiers of the revolution that struck the Boy Scouts of America last week worked for no general, followed no strategy, represented no cause.

Marriage equality battle, round 2, coming to Minnesota Capitol
02/04/13

The battle over gay marriage in Minnesota begins its shift from the ballot box to the state Capitol this month.

New Mexico's Marriage Equality Ballot Proposals Pass House Committees
02/04/13

Lawmakers on the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee have approved a resolution that would let voters decide if same-sex marriage should be legal in New Mexico.

Vermont law would require benefits for gay spouses
02/04/13

The state of Vermont may have given its blessing to gay marriage, but some employers here have yet to follow suit.

Bullying Study: It Does Get Better for Gay Teens
02/04/13

It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.

Latino, Gay Groups Look For A More Comprehensive Immigration Reform
02/04/13

As a gay Mexican immigrant living in the United States illegally, Alex Aldana acutely understands his double-minority status.

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