Lgbt Teens

Facing The Truth About Reparative Therapy And America's War On Gay Teens

Tomas Mournian | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Reparative Therapy, Hiding Out Tomas Mournian, Tomas Mournian Hiding Out, Queer Youth, LGBT Youth, Conversion Therapy, Hiding Out Documentary, Hidden Tomas Mournian, Gay Conversion Therapy, Queer Teens, Gay Reparative Therapy, Lgbt Teens, Tomas Mournian Hidden, Gay Teens, Gay Youth, Gay Voices News
Tomas Mournian

The reparative therapy described in "Hiding Out" and my later related reportage chronicled torture practices that were coercive and, in many ways, the same as what was happening in the Iraqi torture sites: humiliation, isolation, extreme physical positions, and forced confessions.

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Anna, 19, From Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Lesbian, LGBT Youth, Lgbt Kids, Queer Youth, Lesbian Teens, Queer Teens, Gay Kids, Lgbt Teens, Lesbian Kids, Lesbian Youth, Queer Kids, Gay Youth, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Diana Scholl

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HuffPost Gay Voices Wants To Hear From You And Your Same-Sex Prom Dates!

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Gay Prom, Gay Prom Dates, Proms, Prom, Lgbt Teens, Gay Teens, Gay Youth, Gay Voices News

Prom is not just an exciting night for a high school student -- it's become a bonafide rite-of-passage. Of course, in a day and age when growing u...

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Teacher Allegedly Films Gay Student Dancing With Transgender Prom Date And Shows In Class

Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Gay Rights, LGBT Youth, Prom, Lgbt Teens, Prom Dates, Transgender Teens, Slidepollajax, Jared Swank, Gay Students, Gay Youth, Video, Gay Voices News

A Pennsylvania student claims he was the victim of bullying by school officials after a video of him dancing with his transgender prom date drew ridic...

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Patrick, 18, From Auburn, Ala.

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: We Are the Youth, LGBT Youth, Auburn University Gay Students, Queer Youth, Queer Students, Queer Teens, Auburn University Queer Students, Lgbt Teens, Auburn University LGBt Students, LGBT Students, Gay Students, Gay Youth, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Diana Scholl

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A Letter To Any Teen Who's Thinking About Suicide

Gary Nelson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Teen Suicide, Gay Teenagers, Teen Depression, Gay Teen Suicides, Lgbt Teenagers, LGBT Teen Suicide, Lgbt Teen Suicides, Gay Teen Suicide, Teen Suicides, Lgbt Teens, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Gary Nelson

I want to give you a big hug and tell you that it gets better, because it actually does. Hang on. There are people you may not even know yet who are waiting for you with open arms, and they will love you unconditionally. Trust me.

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Isaac, 16, From New York, N.Y.

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Transgender, LGBT Youth, Queer Youth, Trans Youth, Queer Teens, Lgbt Teens, Trans Teens, Transgender Teens, Transgender Youth, Gay Voices News
Diana Scholl

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Teens Demand Change In Powerful Video (WATCH)

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Second Class Citizens, Ryan James Yezack, William S Hart Union High School, Video, I Want to Know What Its Like, Gay Rights, Lgbt Bullying, Dear-40-Year-Old-Me, LGBT Rights, Teen Suicide, I Want to Know What Its Like Video, Lgbt Teens, Gay Marriage, Gay Teens, Teen News

"I want to know what it's like to live a land truly of the free, one that doesn't exclude me." In a powerful new video, students and teachers from...

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Trevor, 20, From Montevallo, Ala.

Diana Scholl | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Drag, Gay Youth, Queer Youth, LGBT Youth, Lgbt Teens, Queer Teens, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Diana Scholl

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An Outreach To Parents Of LGBT Students

Peter DeWitt | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Parents of Lgbt Students, LGBT Youth, Gay Kids, Lgbt Students Parents, Lgbt Kids, Lgbt Teens, Schools LGBT Students, LGBT Students, Gay Students, Gay Youth, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Peter DeWitt

Schools can play a vital role in the road to acceptance between a parent and their LGBT child. Of course, this is a very sensitive subject among schools and parents. How do educators know when they are overstepping their boundaries with parents?

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WATCH: Illinois LGBT Students Address 40-Year-Old Selves In Poignant Video

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, LGBT Youth, Bullying, Dear 40 Year Old Me, Homophobia, Lgbt Teens, Slidepollajax, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Teens, Gay Youth, Gay Students, Video, Gay Voices News

A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students from the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance have produced an emotional new video in whic...

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I Participate in Day of Silence as an Act of Faith

Hannah Kreider | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: National Day of Silence, Sexuality Christianity, LGBT Youth, Day of Silence, Coming Out Stories, Lgbt Bullying, Coming Out, Lgbt Teens, Gay Teens, Teen News
Hannah Kreider

I see my participation in the Day of Silence as an act of my Christian faith. My participation is guided by my favorite verse, Colossians 3:14, which reads, "But most of all, let love guide your life."

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When We Band Together, We Are Invincible

XELLE | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: XELLE Band, XELLE Invincible, Lgbt Kids, Xelle, Lgbt Teens, LGBT Youth, Video, Gay Voices News
XELLE

The music video for "Invincible" includes videos in which our fans hold up signs telling their stories of pain, fear, victimization, and, ultimately, self-esteem, joy, and triumph. It is imperative that we share our stories so that people enduring bullying or self-hatred know they're not alone.

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Coming Out In School

Peter DeWitt | Posted 04.13.2012

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Peter DeWitt

There are many teachers and administrators trying to address the issue of LGBT bullying, but there are many others who still ignore it. The problem stems from the fact that, although there were always gay kids in school, it is relatively new for so many students to come out while in school.

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Gay Teen Disqualified From High School Pageant Speaks Out

Kergan Edwards-Stout | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Kearian Giertz, LGBT Youth, Lgbt Teens, Kearian Giertz Interview, Gay Youth, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News
Kergan Edwards-Stout

I sat down with Kearian Giertz, fellow out teen Blake Danford, and heterosexual, LGBT-supportive Katy Hall, all friends and Fullerton Union High School seniors, to discuss what it is like to be out and gay in school, and the event that propelled them into the headlines.

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Dear 15-Year-Old Me: I'm Writing To Tell You It Got Better

Robyn Harper | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: LGBT Youth, Lgbt Teens, It Gets Better, Gay Teens, Gay Youth, Coming Out, Lesbian, Gay Voices News
Robyn Harper

I know you wish you weren't gay. I know you wish it wasn't happening to you. I know you feel hard done by. You'll learn in time that you don't really feel like that at all. Believe me when I tell you that you ultimately embrace who you are.

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WATCH: The Best Anti-Bullying Video You'll See This Week

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Texas, Cypress Ranch High School, Cypress Ranch High School Bullying Video, LGBT Youth, Bullying, Lgbt Teens, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Teen Bullying, Gay Teens, Video, Gay Voices News

The anti-bullying movement has already produced a number of viral videos created by students, but none quite like this. In "Who Do You Think U R?"...

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Be You... And Be Fearless!

Brooke Lewis | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Coming Out, Self-Esteem, Lgbt Teens, Lgbt Teens Coming Out, Lgbt Youth Coming Out, LGBT Youth, Becoming-Fearless, Self-Worth, Home News
Brooke Lewis

My mission is to empower young people in the LGBT community to be courageous, so that they can make the right choices and find their own voice.

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Just Left The Closet: A Much-Needed Community For LGBT Teens

Jeremy Cabalona | Posted 05.14.2012

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Jeremy Cabalona

It wasn't long ago that I was in the same position as many Just Left the Closet members. Growing up, what I needed more than anything were real friends and open conversation. That is exactly what we want JLTC to be: a place to make friends and have open conversation.

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Should Incoming College Freshmen Have To Declare Their Sexual Orientation?

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: College Admissions, The Daily Californian, University of California, Sexual Orientation College Freshmen, Ucla, Lgbt Teens, The Daily Bruin, College Freshmen, Lgbt College, Video, Teen News

In addition to identifying their race, gender and ethnicity, incoming college freshmen at University of California schools may also be asked to identi...

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One War On Gay Teens: Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone | Sabrina Rubin Erdely | Posted 02.04.2012

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Every morning, Brittany Geldert stepped off the bus and bolted through the double doors of Fred Moore Middle School, her nerves already on high alert,...

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'Pariah' Takes Raw, Dreamlike Look At Lesbian Teen's Coming Out

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 01.05.2012

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-- "Pariah," writer-director Dee Rees' feature debut, achieves a difficult, intriguing balance. It's at once raw and dreamlike, specific to a particu...

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The Sound of Silence: Resolving To Speak Out In 2012

Evie M. Salomon | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Anti-Bullying Campaign, Genocide, Power of One Campaign, Will Work for Food, Religion and Sexuality, End Genocide, Lgbt Teens, Gay Suicide, Anti-Bullying, Religious Activism, Religion News
Evie M. Salomon

Each day we have the ability to transform lives, to speak out against injustice, to be "upstanders" for positive change. Why do we remain silent?

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Private Tennessee School Bans All Mentions Of Homosexuality Among Students

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Tennessee, Rossville Christian Academy Gay Ban, Tennessee School Gay Ban, Lgbt Teens, Rossville Christian Academy, Gay Students, Gay Youth, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News

A Tennessee private school's decision to ban any mention of homosexuality among its student body is raising more than a few eyebrows among parents. ...

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School Excludes Lesbian Student From Yearbook For Wearing Tuxedo

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Aclu, High School Seniors, Senior Portraits, ACLU of Mississippi, Lesbian Student Outed, Lgbt Teens, High School Yearbooks, High School News, Ceara Sturgis, Lesbian-Student-Tuxedo, High School News

For her senior portrait, 17-year-old lesbian student Ceara Sturgis posed in a tuxedo, going against the school's requirement that girls wear dresses. ...

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