As a Christian teenager, I get a good sense of “how” I should be from the Bible. In the Bible, it’s written that Jesus said, “Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.” Whether you are Christian, [...]
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I am a high school athlete, and I hear homophobic slurs all the time. Coaches use them to get you to try harder; kids use them on other players to make themselves feel stronger. This type of behavior has been [...]
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Ever since I was little, I’ve always had this thing about voting. Election day for me was one of those unexpected delights that meant going out together with my family on a cold November night to click colorful buttons and [...]
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“I believe a lot more teens would experiment sexually or even be a lot more comfortable with their sexuality if they didn’t fear being harassed, labeled or forced to identify with a particular group,” says Alexis, a 17-year-old from Cedar [...]
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I’ve never fit the mold my parents had for me. They have been Jehovah’s Witnesses for decades. They believe it is a woman’s destiny to get married to a man, have his children and follow his lead as the head [...]
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Nothing is as stressful as the thought of walking into school and saying to everyone “I’m gay” or “I’m transgender.” Being a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) teen can be confusing and stressful. Are you ready to be “out”…
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“I love the person, regardless of the gender.” This is how I described my sexuality at 14. I would say that love was something that just happened and that the gender of a person wasn’t a big deal if I [...]
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It’s the weekend after the fourth of July, and my mother and I are in colonial Williamsburg, the reconstructed part. We’re standing in a tent with souvenir goods, and I’m trying on three corner hats with feathers sticking out of [...]
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