Youth Today
All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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4.5KOpinionRethinking Meaning of ‘Justice’ for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the...
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3.6KFrom the BureausA New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma and Homelessness, Sex Work to Survive
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
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2.0KGrantsSouthern Community Development and Social Change Grassroots Program Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Social Change, Youth Development, LGBTQ | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Sept. 6, 2019
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2.5KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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4.8KOpinionLGBTQ Homeless Youth: We Can’t Ignore Their Systematic Oppression
Angel was unable to live at home because her mother ran a day care center out of their house and her clients...
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3.7K► ReportsNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
The Trevor Project recently released results from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ youth across the country. The report shows that nearly 40%...
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1.5KGrantsCO Youth Mental Health Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Health, LGBTQ Youth, Rural Youth, Minority Youth | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 15, 2019 or Oct....
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1.9KGrantsSoutheast Rural Community Social, Environmental and Economic Justice Grants
Subject: Community, Social Change, Rural Youth, Education, Juvenile Justice, Environment, Health | Deadline: May 9, 2019 | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000
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6.5KOpinionHomeless 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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3.3KNewsLGBTQ Youth in Foster Care See Higher Roadblocks Than Others in System
Foster youth who identify as LGBTQ face significantly more hurdles in their educational path, experiencing harassment, homelessness and depression at higher rates,...
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2.8K► ReportsBlack and African American LGBTQ Youth Report
This new report from the Human Rights Campaign presents data and analysis from a survey of more than 1,600 black and African...
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2.1K► ReportsAlone Without a Home: A National Review of State Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth
Author(s): The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and the National Network for Youth Published: Feb. 13, 2019 Report Intro/Brief: “Each year, an...
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2.9K► 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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2.7K► ReportsSuicidal Behaviour Among Sexual-Minority Youth: A Review of the Role of Acceptance and Support
Researchers review the current knowledge about the development of suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth. They show how a negative social environment...
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2.7KNews2008 Recession Helped Create Many More Homeless Youth, Expert Says
Medical sociologist Eric Wright’s work has taken him into parks, abandoned buildings, shelters and other places off the beaten path.
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1.7K► Reports2018 Gender-Expansive Youth Report
Human Rights Campaign and researchers at the University of Connecticut conducted a survey of more than 12,000 LGBTQ youth to produce this...
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2.4K► Reports2017 National School Climate Survey – The Experiences of LGBTQ Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
This latest edition of GLSEN's flagship report on the experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools across the country shows a worrying uptick...
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5.2KOpinionState Index to Help Guide Youth Homelessness Work
Here’s a question for you: Does a young person from Kansas deserve to be homeless more than a young person from California?...
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5.4KNewsFor Youth in Sports, Transgender Means Off the Pitch
Keiran Flynn had just finished his junior year at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., when he decided he was ready to...
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10.4KOpinionHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
