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All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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1.4K► ReportsLGBTQ Youth in the Workplace
The Trevor Project uses data from its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine and discuss the experiences of...
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1.9K► ReportsAll Black Lives Matter: Mental Health of Black LGBTQ Youth
The Trevor Project uses data collected from a national survey of over 2,500 Black LGBTQ youth to provide a comprehensive look at...
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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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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayYouth At Greater Risk For Being Sex Trafficked If Homeless, LGBTQ, Minority
Sexual crimes are prevalent domestically and globally, and sex trafficking — people brokering other humans for sex — is no exception. Data...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Do We Make Youth Homelessness Effort Bipartisan?
4.2 million. That’s the number of homeless youths in America every year. This opinion piece is about the 4.2 million, how and why...
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829From the Bureaus17 Rikers Workers to Be Disciplined for Transgender Woman’s Death in Solitary
The New York City Department of Corrections will discipline 17 officers for their conduct surrounding the death of 27-year-old Layleen Polanco, a...
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877GrantsBoulder 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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876GrantsMinority and LGBTQ+ Youth-Led Social Activism Project Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, LGBTQ+ Youth, Social Change, Social Justice, Activism | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: July 7, 2020; August...
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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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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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3.1KFrom the BureausNew York Homeless Youth Feel Lonely, Stuck, Isolated
First he lost his job as a shift manager at McDonald’s. Then the movie theater, the bowling alley, all the places he...
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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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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayIs It Time to Rethink Foster Care For LGBTQ Youth?
Youth who enter the foster care system in New Mexico and nationally tend to be between the ages of 1 and 10...
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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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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayWhere Are LGBTQ Youth in Gun Violence Conversation?
Jerel’s story is one of many tales of hate, anger, pain and violence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth face...
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3.4K► ReportsAtlanta Youth Count: The Prevalence of Sex and Labor Trafficking Among Homeless Youth in Metro Atlanta
Researchers from Georgia State University surveyed homeless youth around Atlanta to create a comprehensive overview of their experiences, particularly in regard to...
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2.4KNewsLGBTQ, Traumatized Homeless Youth More Vulnerable to Being Trafficked: Report
Understanding how homeless youth are trafficked is important information for the organizations offering them services.
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5.7KGuest Opinion EssayLGBTQ Youth Become Homeless for Many Reasons, Not Just Family Rejection
Policy regarding young people experiencing homelessness, youth involved in the juvenile legal system, young people of color and youth who are lesbian,...
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5.1KGuest Opinion EssayFamily Conflict for LGBTQ Youth Can Mean Housing Instability
Riley (all names have been changed to protect research participants’ privacy) had been living with their grandmother before moving into the emergency...
