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Brain-Damaged Florida Teen Was Victim Of Anti-Gay Bullying, Parents Say

Posted 05.28.2012

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A Florida teen is suffering from brain damage after attempting suicide a year ago -- a victim, his parents say, of being subjected to anti-gay bullyin...

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A National First: Gay Military Students Graduating Openly

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 05.27.2012

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexua...

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A Night To Remember: HuffPost Gay Voices Salutes Same-Sex Prom Couples

Posted 05.27.2012

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For high school students nationwide, the prom is more than just the most exciting night of the year -- it's become a bonafide rite-of-passage. How...

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Evangelical Christian College's 'Queer Underground' Student Group Comes Out

Posted 05.24.2012

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The emergence of a secret lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group at a small evangelical university in California is shaking up both the s...

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

Tomas Mournian | Posted 05.22.2012

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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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WATCH: Ousted Gay Grad Speaker Delivers Keynote Speech At University

Posted 05.22.2012

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The openly gay man who was ousted from speaking at his high school's graduation ceremony because of his sexual orientation finally got to deliver his ...

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Student May Wear 'Jesus Is Not A Homophobe' T-shirt, Court Rules

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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CINCINNATI -- A gay student who sued his Ohio high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays will be allowe...

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

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.17.2012

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

Posted 05.18.2012

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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

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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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Fight Against Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Gathers Momentum

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.13.2012

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The fight against a controversial form of therapy aimed at making gay people straight is gaining some momentum. Last week, The Southern Poverty La...

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A Mother's Love: Gay Voices Readers And Bloggers Sound Off On Their Moms And Mother Figures

Posted 05.12.2012

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In a day and age when growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is an increasingly volatile experience, our mothers mean more to us now ...

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Gay Teen's Suicide Saddens Community: 'Words Hurt More Than Anything Else'

Posted 05.11.2012

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Friends and family are mourning the loss of a Minnesota teen who jumped to his death last Sunday after allegedly being tormented by classmates for bei...

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

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.11.2012

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Chile Approves Hate Crime Law After Tragic Death Of Young Gay Man

AP | By EVA VERGARA | Posted 05.10.2012

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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's congress passed a hate-crimes law Wednesday night, months after a group of alleged neo-Nazis were arrested in the brutal mu...

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Moms: Above All Else, Just Say No

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 05.08.2012

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The challenge for moms and dads is complex. Will they support their LGBT children unconditionally and bring on the rejection of their churches, workplaces, and family members, or will they adopt Pastor Sean's methods and hope for a "conversion"?

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Gay Teen 'Conversion' Therapy May Be Banned In California

AP | HANNAH DREIER | Posted 05.08.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through th...

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Dan Savage Slammed Again: Group Demands Apology After Activist's 'Anti-Catholic' College Speech

Posted 05.08.2012

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A religious group are once again fuming over Dan Savage, after video footage that shows the outspoken lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) ri...

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Former Ex-Gay Leader On 'Reparative' Therapy: 'We Set Them Up For A Facade'

Posted 05.08.2012

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The former director of the "ex-gay" conservative Christian ministry Love in Action spoke to CNN today ahead of a feature-length documentary film that ...

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Iowa Student Denied Gay Scholarship Recognition At Catholic High School

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.08.2012

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A gay student in Iowa says his Catholic high school is refusing to allow a foundation that promotes gay rights activism to pre...

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Church Kids To Send 'Cards Of Hope' To Pastor Who Preached Violence Against LGBT Youth

Posted 05.04.2012

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On Sunday, April 29, the Rev. Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, preached a sermon that sanctioned physical...

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High School Yearbook Profile Of Gay Student Shakes Community, Angers School Board Member

Posted 05.04.2012

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A Tennessee high school journalism instructor has infuriated locals, including one school board member, after publishing a pro-gay profile of a gradua...

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Tell HuffPost Gay Voices Why Your Mom Is Special!

Posted 05.03.2012

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In a day and age when growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is an increasingly volatile experience, our mothers mean more to us now ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Pastor Who Advocated Parents 'Punch' Effeminate Kids Defends Sermon, Compares Himself To Jesus

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.10.2012

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Listen to the interview here: The North Carolina pastor whose violent anti-gay rant blew up across the blogosphere, said in an interview that hi...

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Are You a Friend of Azealia Banks?

Tomas Mournian | Posted 05.03.2012

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The Los Angeles LGBT Heritage Month Writing Contest encourages queer youth to make a video or write -- poem, essay, short story -- a creative work connecting to their life with a larger history.

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