Two instances of anti-transgender murders occurred in Orlando, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland over the last 24 hours. Both were transgender women of color. And when the media doesn't tell their story correctly, it perpetuates misleading stereotypes about transgender people.
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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12/28/11
Planned Parenthood's STARS program in New York State is a peer education program that requires participants to attend LGBT-inclusive events in order to foster understanding of diversity, but the group New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms opposes these requirements and intends to bring its concerns to the state legislature.
12/27/11
Rossville Christian Academy, a private school in Rossville, Tenn., recently added a clause to the school policy that forbids all staff members and students from talking about LGBT people or issues.
12/22/11
Safe Space NYC, a non-profit organization that works with underserved youth in Queens, N.Y., recently expanded services for the LGBT youth it serves.
12/20/11
On Monday, Brandon McInerney was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the 2008 death of LGBT teen Lawrence King.
12/15/11
Alpine School District in Utah has come under criticism for its decision to tell the parents of a student that he is
12/14/11
A record number of high school students attended Saturday's statewide Gay-Straight Alliance conference in California
12/12/11
The Boston Globe over the weekend profiled Nicole Maines and her twin brother, Jonas.
12/07/11
It just "clicked" for Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea when they decided to make a gift of $100,000 to the Ali Forney Ce