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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TAKE ACTION: Find a Decision Day rally near YOU!
Friday, June 14, 2013
5:36pm

The Supreme Court of the United States is set to rule on DOMA and Prop 8 by the end of June. We've waited for years for this historic landmark decision from SCOTUS. It could come any day now, and we will want to be gathered as a community.

10/20/10
First Rule of Spirit Day: You DO Talk About Spirit Day | 10/20/10

10/19/10
Jill Zarin, Joel Burns, Ryan Seacrest Join GLAAD to Support Spirit Day | 10/19/10

10/18/10
Ask Ellen to Wear Purple on Wednesday's Show in Honor of LGBT Youth and Spirit Day | 10/18/10

10/18/10
Wednesday is #SpiritDay - How You Can Go Purple | 10/18/10

10/15/10
UPDATE: GLAAD Provides Media Training to Joel Burns; See All Media Coverage | 10/15/10

10/08/10
GLAAD Encourages Support for the Make It Better Project | 10/08/10

10/05/10
In the Wake of Tragic Suicides, Online Contributors and Media Personalities Express Their Support for LGBT Youth | 10/05/10

The rash of recent suicides by LGBT youth has thrown the issue of anti-gay bullying back into the national spotlight

10/05/10
National Media Dedicates Time to Address Anti-Gay Bullying | 10/05/10

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Republican: Violence Against Women Act ‘horrible’ because it protects transgender people
03/19/13

Republican Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas says he opposed the Violence Against Women Act because it contained protections for transgender individuals.

COLUMN: From Harvey Milk to 58 percent
03/19/13

In a powerful 1978 speech celebrating the defeat of California’s Proposition 6, banning gays from teaching in the public schools, Harvey Milk, the openly gay member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, urged other gay men and lesbians to come out.

NY Lawmakers Lobby For Gay Couples To Be Protected Under Immigration Laws
03/19/13

Local elected officials, gay rights and immigration officials joined forces Monday to urge Congress to include gay couples under any federal immigration reform laws.

Charles Murray's Marriage Equality Surprise
03/19/13

Political scientist Charles Murray has never backed away from controversy, but usually his opponents have been liberals.

S.F. may kick Walesa to curb over anti-gay stance
03/19/13

He may be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon, but former Polish president Lech Walesa may also soon carry the distinction of having his name stripped from a San Francisco street.

WATCH: 12-Year-Old Son of Gay Dads Reads Letter to Justice Roberts
03/19/13

Daniel Martinez, a Northern California 12-year-old adopted by a gay couple, wrote a deeply personal letter to Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts, the father of adopted children.

Marriage equality support hits new high in Post-ABC poll
03/19/13

Public support for gay marriage has hit a new high as Americans increasingly see homosexuality not as a choice but as a way some people are, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Chick-fil-A increases donations to anti-gay groups
03/19/13

According to a new report, fast food chain Chick-fil-A, who caused a stir in Boston last year when Mayor Menino took issue with the companys policy of donating to anti-gay groups, has not only continued to donate to these groups but in 2011 increased it’s donations over previous years.

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