After nine-year-old Jamel Myles of Denver came out as gay, his mother reports that he confided in his sister that his classmates allegedly told him to kill himself. On August 24th, he did. According to his mother, Jamel was a […]
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After a more than 30-year ban, gay and bisexual guys may finally be able to donate blood. During the start of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood under the […]
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Ally Week is an entire week dedicated to the promotion and discussion of what everyone can do to support members of the LGBTQ community and stand up to homophobia and transphobia. Supporters or allies aren’t just heterosexual people; everyone can…
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In many hip-hop songs, you’ll hear homophobic slurs being thrown around. For years, homophobia has been an accepted part of hip-hop culture. Although the culture has been quite slow to change, finally a shift is happening. Frank Ocean, a member […]
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) conducted a nationwide survey of more than 10,000 gay and lesbian young people. The survey found that gay and lesbian teens are less likely to be happy than heterosexual teenagers and are more likely to […]
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Scenarios USA, an organization that uses writing and film to engage young people, asked students, “What’s the real deal about masculinity?” In response to that question, teen Treviny Marie Colon wrote the script for the short film Man in the…
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When is the last time your feelings were hurt because of someone else’s words? My answer is—not so long ago. For as long as I can remember, classmates have laughed about my last name, “Fung-Wiener,” and it took me years […]
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Fans of the X-Men comic series, which debuted in 1963, might know that the mutants struggle against anti-mutant sentiment has been called a metaphor for the civil rights movement. The series has recently begun addressing the struggle for LGBTQ equality…
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