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Hetrick-Martin Institute Brings in Big Names to Help Marginalized Queer Youth

The organization is holding a special fundraiser in the Hamptons on July 15.

LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report

While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.

Cyndi Lauper hailed as a pioneering activist for queer people in a new documentary

The documentary Let the Canary Sing outlines Cyndi Lauper's rise to fame in the 1980s along with her early activism for LGBTQ+ people, reproductive freedom, and more.

New Study Shows Upward Trend in Suicide Risk for LGBTQ+ Youth

"The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and relentless political attacks during this time period cannot be understated," said Amit Paley, CEO and executive director of The Trevor Project.

Study: Disadvantages for LGBT Workers of Color Start in Childhood

A new report details the obstacles to good jobs and equal pay, with implications for both parents and children.

Study: Hormone Therapy Connected to Lower Suicide Risk in Trans Youth

The research was conducted by the Trevor Project and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Adolescent Health.

Devery Jacobs didn't have the 'option to be in the closet' — and she didn't want it

The Reservation Dogs and American Gods actor has a message for queer Indigenous youth.

Study: Gay Youth of Color Lack Support, Resources

A new study shows that gay youth of color also face homelessness, and racial discrimination.

Why a D.C. Gay Gang Took Matters Into Its Own Hands

A new documentary, Check It, questions if LGBT organizations are partly to blame for the rise in imperiled queer youth of color in Washington.

Democrats in Congress Introduce Transgender Day of Remembrance Resolution

"This resolution honors the lives of the trans people we have lost to senseless violence and stands as a symbol of their resilience," says U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

A Queer Black Educator on the Shortcomings of 'It Gets Better'

Award-winning author and professor Dr. Bettina Love explains the importance of intersectional theory regarding queer and racial identities.

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.

Black Trans Homeless Youth Emanates Strength in Clip From 'Pier Kids'

The documentary about Black queer youth at the Christopher Street Pier plays at the Bentonville Film Festival next week. 

The New Head of GLSEN on How She'll Protect Queer Kids

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the youth-oriented LGBTQ+ organization's new executive director, enters her job at a critical time.

WATCH: Trans Youth of Color Talk Homelessness, HIV

With rates of LGBT youth homelessness and HIV on the upswing, and with trans youth of color particularly vulnerable, it's time to ignite a conversation.

LGBT Youth Theater Group Honored at White House

Boston-based True Colors: Out Youth Theater is the first LGBT organization to receive the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.

LOOK: This Billboard Makes 400K Aware of Transphobic Violence

BreakOUT!, an LGBT youth of color activist group in New Orleans, has put up a new billboard commuters can't ignore.

The LGBTQ+ Mental Health Crisis, Explained

The Trevor Project's most recent national survey found an increased suicide risk for LGBTQ+ young people.

Helping Queer Youth in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

LGBT youth make up only 6 percent of the general population but represent 15 percent of people currently in juvenile detention.

Equalpride's community partnership program aims to amplify LGBTQ+ advocacy

Equalpride announces its pioneering Community Partnership Program, joining forces with SMYAL and The Theater Offensive to empower and celebrate the diverse voices and talents within the LGBTQ+ community.

This Is Our Plan to End Youth Homelessness

It's time to try something new to get young people off the streets, writes the president of a new organization devoted to eradicating the problem.