Posts by Joeli Katz, Youth Issues Intern

Orthodox Judaism slow to accept transgender girl

For one Orthodox Jewish transgender girl, being her true self has come at the expense of her comfort and safety in synagogue.Read More

VIDEO: Transgender teen produces music video with father's help

Ty Nic, a transgender teen from Illinois, released a music video for his original R&B song "Who I Am." Read More

Transgender kindergartener celebrates pride in Wisconsin

During the month of June Wisconsin Public Radio's "Central Time" is featuring stories from the LGBT community of Wisconsin to celebrate Pride month.Read More

Jason Collins, Janet Mock and more help BET celebrate Pride

BET.com, homepage of Black Entertainment Television (BET), has released a video series of interviews with LGBT people of color in the media.Read More

VIDEO: Meet some LGBT homeless youth and help give them a hand

Last week we introduced you to Road to Home, a documentary currently in production that will explore the crisis of youth homelessness in New York City.Read More

Anti-LGBT state rep behind changes in Hawaii's sex ed curriculum

Noted anti-LGBT Hawaiian State Representative Bob McDermott has been speaking up against the state's middle school sex education curriculum, and it was announced last week that his attempts to change the program have succeeded.Read More

Documentary film to explore the crisis of LGBT youth homelessness

Road to Home, a documentary exploring the crisis of youth homelessness in New York City, is currently in production. Read More