As the LGBTQ Youth Population Doubles, Number of Bills Targeting Them Triples

Even as the number of youths who identify as LGBTQ rises, so has the number of state-level bills seeking to curtail their ...
Cleveland Scene

LGBTQ Youth Housing Program Ending After Ohio Department of Health Grant Not Renewed

Our youth are scared, and so are we. It is not okay that they are facing the threat of returning to homelessness.” ...
KSHB Kansas City

'If I could move, I would': LGBTQ+ depression reaches alarming rates in certain places

SIOUX FALLS, SD — An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows nearly two out of three people who identify as LGBTQ+ have recently experienced some degree of depression. In some states, the rate is ...

LGBTQ+ youth have worse mental health outcomes without access to safe online spaces, studies show

The Hopelab study similarly found that 44% of LGBTQ+ young people feel very safe in online spaces, compared to just 9% in ...
Aclu.org

ACLU Participates in First-Ever Federal Summit on LGBT Youth

This Monday marks an historic first for the federal government. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice are hosting a two-day federal summit to focus specifically on the ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN

Mona Liza struggled with addiction when she was young. Now LGBTQ+ young people have more options.

Mona Liza said that she started using substances when she was in the seventh grade and “struggled with addiction to both drugs and alcohol until I was 28.” That’s when she decided to break free from ...