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 to Media: Tell the Story of Anti-Transgender Violence Correctly
Friday, April 5, 2013
3:13pm

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.

02/07/13
Interview with Chris Butler, the Out Creator of "ParaNorman" | 02/07/13

GLAAD interviews Chris Butler, the out writer and co-director of "ParaNorman," about including a gay teen in this PG-rated film.

02/07/13
See GLAAD's LGBT Media Resources For Valentines Day And Share Your Story | 02/07/13

02/06/13
Today Is National Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Day: Show Your Support | 02/06/13

Today is national GSA Day, and GLAAD urges you to show your support for Gay-Straight Alliances across the country.

02/04/13
Jadin Bell, Gay Oregon Teen, Died on Sunday In Hospital | 02/04/13

A Le Grande, Oregon teenager died on Sunday at a Portland hospital after being taken off life support following an apparent suicide attempt.

02/04/13
Presbyterian clergy call for end to ban on gay scouts | 02/04/13

Clergy from the Presbyterian Church (USA) are joining the United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church in calling on the Boy Scouts of America to end their ban on gay scouts and leaders.

02/04/13
United Methodist Church Leaders Call on the Boy Scouts to Drop the Ban on Gay Scouts | 02/04/13

Leaders of two United Methodist agencies — United Methodist Men and United Methodist Board of Church and Society — have joined the chorus of people and organizations calling for the Boy Scouts to drop its ban on gay scouts and leaders.

01/28/13
Thoughts on Creating Change's Wildly Successful First-Ever Latino Institute | 01/28/13

Over 150 LGBT Latino advocates and allies convened at Creating Change's first-ever Latino Institute.

01/25/13
Media Coverage of Transgender Youth: Ensuring an Equal Future | 01/25/13

Recently transgender youth have been taking center stage on some of media's biggest platforms, and the media has risen to the occasion, taking the opportunity to educate and raise awareness.

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Arizona Lawmaker Now Wants To Enshrine Transgender Discrimination Into Law
03/26/13

Last week, Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh (R) introduced a new bill that would have prosecuted transgender people with a class 1 misdemeanor for using the appropriate bathroom according to their gender.

Ore. High School Opens Unisex Bathrooms to Accommodate Transgender Students
03/26/13

An Oregon high school installed separate unisex bathrooms, giving a "third option" to its students, including those who identify as transgender, a school official said.

The Plight of Gay and Transgender Women Seeking Asylum
03/26/13

March is Women’s History Month—a time not only to celebrate women’s contributions to history and society, but also to reflect on the injustices and persecution that too many women continue to face across the globe.

Gay Parents Are Judged More Severely than Straight Parents
03/26/13

Gay parents are judged more harshly. A key theme of the campaign to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act is the act's effect on gay parents, who under current law cannot be legally recognized by the federal government.

OPINION: What Comes After Marriage Equality?
03/26/13

For various reasons, gender identity struggles don't have as much social cachet as something like gay marriage, though in many ways they are more urgent and fundamental. Though a certain type of queer person might soon enjoy what begins to look like full equality and acceptance, there are many others who are still deeply embattled.

Five R.I. mayors back marriage equality
03/26/13

Five Rhode Island mayors called on the state Senate Monday to pass legislation allowing gays and lesbians to marry, joining a growing list of those backing the effort to join the rest of New England in allowing same-sex wedlock.

COLUMN: On marriage, what a difference eight years makes
03/26/13

On November 14, 2004, just a few days after the election, the New York Times ran a story headlined “Groups Vow Not To Let Losses Dash Gay Rights.”

A$AP Rocky On Gay Rights: 'I Treat Everybody Equal'
03/26/13

A$AP Rocky has a simple life motto: "treat everybody equal."

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