Youth Today
All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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2.1K► 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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3.1K► 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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Opinion
State 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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News
For 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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11.4KOpinionHow 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...
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1.6KGrantsLGBTQ Youth Social Activism Support Grants
Subject: LGBTQ Youth, LGBTQ, Gender Equality, Social Justice, Equality, Youth Development | Deadline: July 11, 2018; Aug. 15, 2018; Sept. 12, 2018 | Amount:...
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1.4KGrantsNorthwest LGBTQ Youth and Family Support Grants
Subject: LGBTQ, LGBTQ Youth, Safety, Family Support | Deadline: June 29, 2018 | Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
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3.2K► Reports2018 LGBTQ Youth Report
"HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut released the largest-of-its-kind survey ever of more than 12,000 LGBTQ teenagers across the nation, revealing in distressing...
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3.5K► ReportsMissed Opportunities: LGBTQ Youth Homelessness in America
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall recently produced this report showing the disproportionate struggles LGBTQ youth experience as they are...
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3.9KNewsLGBTQ Youth More Likely to Become Homeless, Latest Chapin Hall Report Finds
Lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer youths have nearly double the risk of winding up homeless as their straight peers — and...
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2.4K► ReportsDisregarding the Best Interest of the Child: License to Discriminate In Child Welfare Services
This brief from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation discusses the troubling state legislative push over the past several years to allow taxpayer-funded...
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2.0KOpinionStaggering 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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6.0KOpinionGay-Straight Alliances in Rural High Schools Important But Still Controversial
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others of minority sexual orientations and gender...
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5.4KNewsMillions of Youth Are Homeless for More Than Month At a Time, New Study Finds
Nearly one in 30 teens and one in 10 young adults experienced homelessness in the past year, a groundbreaking new study has...
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4.5KFrom the BureausBobby Cagle, New LA Child Welfare Chief, to Find High Demand, Too Few Foster Homes
Bobby Cagle, a former foster child and caseworker, is set to take over as head of Los Angeles Department of Children and...
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Grants
Grants for Programs Addressing the Problem of Social Isolation
Subject: Mental Health, Social Isolation, Youth Welfare, Youth Development | Deadline: Dec. 21, 2017
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2.0KOpinionQueer Youth Must Get Sexual Health Care While Incarcerated
As “bathroom bills,” military transgender bans and elimination of protections for LGBTQ federal employees demonstrate, we are a long way from a...
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3.9KNewsFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
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Stressors, Mental Health, and Sources of Support Among LGBTQ Public High School Students in New York City
The New York City Department of Health used data from the 2015 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey and findings from...
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Opinion
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...
