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  • Blog post: One Small Towns Division over LGBT Teens

    Feb 03, 2012 / Posted by Christopher — 0 comments

    One Small Towns Division over LGBT Teens

    Being a news and facebook junkie sometimes pays off.  Found this incredibly powerful article from Rolling Stone.  A rare occurence when you find information on spirituality, LGBT youth, and politics.  Bullying and suicides by LGBT youth have been in mainstream discussion for over a year now and still occur on ...

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  • Blog post: How Can I Make a Difference in the Lives of LGBT Youth?

    Sep 27, 2011 / Posted by Christina — 0 comments

    How Can I Make a Difference in the Lives of LGBT Youth?

    Last week Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old high school freshman in Buffalo bullied for being gay or bisexual (depending on different media accounts) committed suicide.

    Unfortunately, his experience was not unique. According to GLISEN LGB youth are 2-6 times more likely than heterosexual youth to attempt suicide. Transgender youth have even ...

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  • Blog post: POLL QUESTION: Do you think gay, queer and transgender people are coming out younger than they used to?

    Sep 30, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

    POLL QUESTION: Do you think gay, queer and transgender people are coming out younger than they used to?

    While there's no question that many people seem to be coming out as gay, as trans, as queer... at much earlier ages than they used to (in high school and quite often in middle school) it doesn't seem completely accurate to say it's necessarily because it's ...

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  • Blog post: It Gets Worse

    Sep 29, 2010 / Posted by Christopher — 0 comments

    It Gets Worse

    A third teen has died as the result of suicide in as many weeks.

    Asher Brown of Texas shot himself in the head last week after years of bullying by his peers.

    California teen Seth Walsh was removed from life support nine days after being found hanging from a tree ...

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  • Erik Libey Erik Libey Erik is the Director of LGBT Health Initiatives. He helps lead our team & loves talking to providers and our ...
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