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Agatha Harkness exposed: the shocking historical identity of Jolene revealed

Of all the dastardly stunts Agatha Harkness has pulled across time, the reveal from the latest episode proves she was evil "just because she can" be.

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Ryan White's Mother Wants Meeting With Mike Huckabee to Discuss His AIDS Comments

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's 15-year-old comments that AIDS patients should have been isolated have so alarmed the mother of Ryan White, the teenager whose life-ending battle with AIDS in the 1980s engrossed the United States, that she has asked for a meeting. ''I would be very willing to meet with them,'' the former Arkansas governor responded Tuesday while campaigning in Iowa. ''I would tell them we've come a long way in research, in treatment.'' The Republican front-runner in Iowa's January 3 caucuses stood by his 1992 comments in a broadcast interview Sunday, infuriating Jeanne White-Ginder, the late teen's mother and a board member of the AIDS Institute.

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Agatha Harkness exposed: the shocking historical identity of Jolene revealed

Of all the dastardly stunts Agatha Harkness has pulled across time, the reveal from the latest episode proves she was evil "just because she can" be.

Do we reject our LGBT children?

Of course we say we're accepting and nurturing, but our own inaction may be putting queer youths at risk when they find themselves kicked out by their biological families. A new awareness campaign hopes to change that.

WATCH Disney PSA of Boy With Two Moms Incites Outrage From the Right

The ultraconservative Media Research Center objects to the offhand mention of a teen's two mothers in a spot in Disney's 'Make Your Mark' campaign.

Scott Lively: Kevin Spacey Shows 'Pedophile Core' of Gay Culture

Yes, he went there -- but he's wrong.

Study Finds Alarming Number of Gay Teens Are Homeless

Transgender Teens Suffer High Rates of Depression, New Study Shows

A new study shows transgender teens suffer at disproportionately higher rates than their cis counterparts, but hormone therapy helps.

'60 Minutes' Adds to Medical Disinformation About Trans Bodies

The venerable newsmagazine show chose to amplify anti-trans voices rather than point out the damage done by denial of trans-affirming health care.

Study: Teens Do Even Better With Lesbian Parents Than Straight Ones

The researchers found just slight differences between teens raised by stable lesbian couples and those raised by long-term straight couples, but the few points of difference favored the lesbian-led families.

STUDY: LGB Teens Need Birth Control Info Too

These teens appear to be at greater risk for pregnancy than straight teenagers, a new study indicates.

Ladies Home Journal Tackles Gay Suicide

Study: There May Be Millions More Trans Teens Than Once Estimated

A new study found that transgender teens make up a significant amount of youth.

Most Teenage Girls Identity as 'Feminist' More than Any Other Label, Study Finds

A survey of 1,000 teen girls found that most identify as feminist, with Emma Watson as their number 1 role model.

Educators Must Offer Alternatives to the White, Hetero Narrative

We need a public school curriculum that reflects all our stories.

Ryan White's Mother Wants Meeting With Mike Huckabee to Discuss His AIDS Comments

STUDY: What Factors Besides Sexuality Contribute to LGBT Suicide Rates?

A new study teases out certain striking complexities within the broad group of teens commonly 'lumped' into the same 'LGBT youth' category.

Teen Suicide Lower in Gay Friendly Areas

Biden administration creates $700k grant to create inclusive sex ed for trans male teens

Trans boys and nonbinary youth were assigned female at birth don't always receive appropriate information to help them prevent pregnancy and STIs, but a new program seeks to change that.

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Of all the dastardly stunts Agatha Harkness has pulled across time, the reveal from the latest episode proves she was evil "just because she can" be.

Of course we say we're accepting and nurturing, but our own inaction may be putting queer youths at risk when they find themselves kicked out by their biological families. A new awareness campaign hopes to change that.

The ultraconservative Media Research Center objects to the offhand mention of a teen's two mothers in a spot in Disney's 'Make Your Mark' campaign.

Yes, he went there -- but he's wrong.

A new study shows transgender teens suffer at disproportionately higher rates than their cis counterparts, but hormone therapy helps.

The venerable newsmagazine show chose to amplify anti-trans voices rather than point out the damage done by denial of trans-affirming health care.

The researchers found just slight differences between teens raised by stable lesbian couples and those raised by long-term straight couples, but the few points of difference favored the lesbian-led families.

These teens appear to be at greater risk for pregnancy than straight teenagers, a new study indicates.

A new study found that transgender teens make up a significant amount of youth.

A survey of 1,000 teen girls found that most identify as feminist, with Emma Watson as their number 1 role model.

We need a public school curriculum that reflects all our stories.

A new study teases out certain striking complexities within the broad group of teens commonly 'lumped' into the same 'LGBT youth' category.

Trans boys and nonbinary youth were assigned female at birth don't always receive appropriate information to help them prevent pregnancy and STIs, but a new program seeks to change that.