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LGBTQ Youth More Likely to Be Bullied than Non-LGBTQ Peers

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that LGBTQ youth are more likely to experience bullying in school than non-LGBTQ youth. The CDC has released the national Youth Ri...

Lost-n-Found Youth Continues Service to Homeless Youth Amidst Pandemic

Lost-n-Found Youth (LNFY) is continuing to provide shelter and support services, including daily meals and emergency and transitional housing, to Atlanta’s homeless youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. While ...

New Biden Ad Mocks Buttigieg’s Youth, Experience as Mayor

Joseph Biden’s presidential campaign came out swinging Saturday with a whopper of a TV ad taking a back-handed compliment approach to criticizing Pete Buttigieg. The 60-second ad, which the Biden campaign un...

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 18 percent of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. have been forced to perform unwanted sexual acts. The Black and African American LGBTQ Youth Report, whic...

Trans Youth Know Their Identities

A study in its sixth year by Dr. Kristina Olson, a professor at the University of Washington, has found that gender-nonconforming youth who go on to transition identify as strongly with their desired gender as ...

Inhaling the Consequences: E-cigs a Growing Concern Among Youth

We’ve heard the dangers of smoking cigarettes from a very young age. D.A.R.E. programs at our schools and countless anti-smoking PSA’s every year have been a constant reminder that smoking is terrible. They sta...

LGBTQ Youth More Likely To Use Drugs Due to Discrimination, Harrassment

An estimated 3.2 million youth, aged 8-18, are LGBTQ in America, reported the Williams Institute. Studies have shown that this demographic of young people are more likely to use illicit drugs – more than two...

Biden Launches “As You Are” LGBTQ Youth Campaign

The Biden Foundation understands the power of storytelling to promote change. That’s the essence of their new program, an LGBTQ awareness campaign called #AsYouAre. The campaign is an advocacy effort to collect...

LGTBQ youth in sports still mostly closeted

Although there is a rising profile for gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer youth playing competitive sports, the majority of such youth remain closeted, according to various sources. The percentage of close...

Gay and bisexual teens use Grindr for love and friendship, study shows

Grindr has become a hotspot for LGBTQ teens to find companionship and relationships. While this will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has used the service, a recent study confirms what has been long anec...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, March 30

1. The Mexican Soccer Federation launched a campaign Tuesday urging fans to refrain from anti-gay chants. 2. This college just got rid of all gender signs for their restrooms. 3. LGBT shows are all over t...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Statesboro Becomes 11th Georgia City to Pass LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections

Fauci Confirms U.S. One of Hardest Hit Countries by Coronavirus

Amy Coney Barrett Was a Trustee at Anti-LGBTQ Christian School

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

‘Drag Race’ and ‘Dragula’ Halloween Specials Stream this Month

An Iconic LGBTQ Remake and a New Thriller

The Birth of LGBTQ Social Media Platform Molly Tommy

LGBTQ Youth More Likely to Be Bullied than Non-LGBTQ Peers

Lost-n-Found Youth Continues Service to Homeless Youth Amidst Pandemic

New Biden Ad Mocks Buttigieg’s Youth, Experience as Mayor

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

Trans Youth Know Their Identities

Inhaling the Consequences: E-cigs a Growing Concern Among Youth

LGBTQ Youth More Likely To Use Drugs Due to Discrimination, Harrassment

Biden Launches “As You Are” LGBTQ Youth Campaign

LGTBQ youth in sports still mostly closeted

Gay and bisexual teens use Grindr for love and friendship, study shows

5 LGBT things you need to know today, March 30

Statesboro Becomes 11th Georgia City to Pass LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections

Fauci Confirms U.S. One of Hardest Hit Countries by Coronavirus

Amy Coney Barrett Was a Trustee at Anti-LGBTQ Christian School

The Choice is Clear

Creep of the Week: Donald Trump

Biden Pledges to Mom of Trans Kid to Protect LGBTQ Rights: ‘I Will Flat Out Change the Law’

‘Drag Race’ and ‘Dragula’ Halloween Specials Stream this Month

Barrett Won’t Budge From No Comment on Whether She’d Overturn Same-sex Marriage

The History of Southern Voice

Barrett Dodges on Same-sex Marriage, Downplays Ties to Anti-LGBTQ Law Firm

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