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All posts tagged "LGBT"
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2.1K► Reports2022 National survey on LGBTQ youth mental health
The Trevor Project releases findings from the 2022 edition of its annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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1.0KNewsTexas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy...
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966News‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting...
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2.7K► ReportsBreaking Barriers to Quality Mental Health Care for LGBTQ Youth
The Trevor Project uses data gathered from a survey of 40,000 LGBTQ youth to highlight the multitude of barriers they face in...
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879GrantsBoulder County LGBTQ+ Community Life Enhancement Grants
GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ+, Community, Child/Youth Development, Safety, Social Justice | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 10, 2020
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1.8K► ReportsFostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies Dangers For LGBTQ+ Youth in Care
This new report from Children's Rights details how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating already difficult situations for LGBTQ+ youth in care facilities...
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1.4KGrantsUpper Midwest LGBTQIA Community Support During COVID Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, LGBTQIA, LGBTQ Youth, Health, Human Services, Midwest | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.7KNewsRole of Guns Not Tracked For LGBT Community
Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville, Fla., she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently...
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1.0KGrantsLGBTQ+ Youth Welfare and Safety Services Grants
GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ+ Youth, Youth Welfare, Safety, Youth Services, Mental Health | Amount: $5,000 - $75,000 | Deadline: May 15, 2020
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3.0K► ReportsImplications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
The Trevor Project brings together research to highlight the ways in which LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to the social, emotional and...
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1.5K► ReportsSuicidality Disparities by Sexual Identity Persist from Adolescence into Young Adulthood
The Trevor Project tracks rates of suicidality among LGB youth after turning 18, showing that the stark suicide disparity between straight and...
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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayHomeless Youth Must Be Helped With Services, Not Forced Into Justice System
In 2013, my colleagues and I were gathering stories from youth around the country to better understand their pathways into the justice...
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6.3KGuest Opinion EssayHomeless LGBT Youth: How We Can Fight Their Invisibility, Including Youth of Color
Youth homelessness is a pervasive problem throughout the United States, and its rate has steadily risen over the years. According to the...
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2.8K► ReportsTransgender Identity and Experiences Among High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released this study showing the prevalence of transgender high school students to be nearly...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayStaggering New Numbers on Youth Homelessness Demand Action
Every year, more than 4 million young people experience homelessness in the United States. And while youth homelessness is a largely hidden...
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School-to-Prison Pipeline Can Be Dismantled Using Alternative Discipline Strategies
The school-to-prison pipeline refers to the streamlining of at-risk students from schools to incarceration or related correctional-type facilities that results from punitive...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayHIV Tried Me. It Lost: My First Year In College
“The pediatrician said you need to come to the office immediately,” my mom quivered over the phone. Hearing “immediately” commanded my heart...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayTransgender Issue Highlights That We Can’t Tolerate Differences
In the seconds following President Donald Trump’s ban of transgender individuals from the U.S. military, landmines of outrage and...
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Growing Up LGBT in America
The Human Rights Campaign conducted exhaustive surveys of the largest known sample of LGBT youth ever (over 10,000) from across the country...
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“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm” – Discrimination against LGBT Youth in US Schools
This new report from Human Rights Watch uses data and information gained from interviews with over 500 students, teachers, administrators, parents, service...
