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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Florida teen facing serious charges filed by her girlfriend's anti-gay parents
Monday, May 20, 2013
5:15pm

Kaitlyn Hunt, age 18, is being prosecuted for two felony counts of “lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12-16 years of age” due to her long-term, committed relationship with another teenage girl

Groups Set up Video Project to Reassure Gay Teens After Indiana Teacher's Anti-Gay Comments
02/19/13

Some gay rights groups are trying to bolster the confidence of gay teens after an Indiana teacher said she believes gays have no purpose in life.

San Francisco Marriage Equality Advocates Head To City Hall For Annual Valentine's Day Protest
02/15/13

While couples decked out white dresses and tuxedos descended upon City Hall for Valentine's Day nuptials, a parade of LGBT advocates crowded the clerk's office, fighting for the right to someday celebrate their own.

Missouri Gay Teen Wins Right To Bring Boyfriend To Prom
02/15/13

This spring, a gay Missouri teen who challenged his school’s policy barring same-sex dates will get to bring his boyfriend to the prom.

"I will leave BSA if discriminatory policy does not change"
02/15/13

Max S.

Missouri gay teen can't bring date to prom, district may face legal action
02/15/13

They're words that may not mean much to some, but for others like Stacy Dawson, it's a big deal. "I was really shocked, and it was really depressing," said Dawson. Dawson asked Scott County Central administrators if he could bring his same-sex date to the senior prom.

ND bill to outlaw discrimination against gay dies in the Senate
02/15/13

Senate lawmakers shot down a bill Thursday that would have given gay and lesbian North Dakotans the weight of state law behind legal battles against employers or landlords who discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Businesses With Anti-Gay Policies Divide Americans: Poll
02/15/13

Recently, an Oregon bakery caused an uproar when its owners refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian bride, saying that doing so would violate their religious beliefs. Yet since then, the bakery has said, business is booming.

37 senators call for executive order on gay rights in the workplace
02/15/13

Thirty-seven Democratic senators have penned a letter sent to President Obama Thursday urging him to sign an executive order to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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