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Ruby-Sachs: Jersey Shore Gay Slurs

ERubySachs — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:05:08 +0000

I never thought of the characters on Jersey Shore as particularly gay-friendly individuals. Given the number of bar fights they get into, I wouldn’t want to run into any of them, even if I had(...)

Judge rebukes school in trans student suit

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:36:53 +0000

(Gary, Indiana) A federal judge has ordered Gary Community Schools to pay legal fees after finding that school administrators had ignored a ruling to turn over documents to lawyers for a former(...)

Behind the research: Caitlin Ryan

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:27 +0000

Dr. Caitlin Ryan began her career as a clinical social worker, trained to care for children and adolescents. By the mid-1970’s, she was involved as an organizer in the emerging movement of(...)

Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:34:52 +0000

(San Francisco) Young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news, according to a new study. [Read 365gay.com's report] The way in which parents or guardians respond to a youth’s [...]

Robbins: In combating gay youth suicide, acceptance is key

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:23:47 +0000

At The Trevor Project, we listen to young people every day who confirm exactly what the new study from the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University, led by Caitlin Ryan,(...)

Opie: American photographer, lesbian artist

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:15:48 +0000

You might not realize how underrepresented the LGBT community is in museums until you see our portraits on the walls of one.

This is one of the gifts of “Catherine Opie: American Photographer,”(...)

Resources: LGBT youth shelters

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:04:24 +0000

Up to 40 percent of homeless youth may be LGBT. If you are kicked out of your home, here are some places you can go for help:

Arizona: Tuscon
Eon’s Homeless Youth Project,

Siciliano: LGBT teen homelessness is an epidemic

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:49:18 +0000

As National Coming Out Day approaches, I find myself wondering if the LGBT community is failing too many of the teens who come out.

When a teen comes out, and their parents are able to accept(...)

‘These kids are invisible’: An LGBT youth shelter in words and pictures

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:39:54 +0000

Photos by Lucky S. Michaels

It’s a gorgeous mid-September Tuesday evening in New York City and the setting sun warmly glows over the streets of Midtown. Chelsea, New York’s gayest enclave,(...)

Tips on safer sex for lesbians and bisexual women

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:32:56 +0000

Ask anyone in the LGBTQ community about safe sex, STD prevention and risks of HIV/AIDS, and you’ll notice that the conversation usually shifts to gay male-to-male sex.

But what about lesbian(...)