lgbtq youth
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton
How This Trans Teen Found Support from Her Family in 1905
Emma Heinrich’s story shows us how young trans girls explored their identities before our modern concept of gender.
By Eli Erlick
Attacks on DEI Programs Are Making Students Rethink Their College Choices
“Without [this scholarship], I would not have gone to school in Ohio."
By Student Basic Needs Coalition
School-Issued Laptops Are Monitoring Students' Every Word
Nearly half of K-12 students are subject to digital surveillance systems.
By Jennifer Jones
A Year Without Nex Benedict
"We are saying that the rhetoric is just as damaging as the bullet or the blow."
By Lex McMenamin
MattXIV Wants to Make Young Queer People Feel Less Alone
“People who follow me tend to walk with me.”
By Jane Houseal
Trans Teen Badly Beaten at High School Party
"Being bullied throughout your life sucks, but being jumped is even worse.”
By Lex McMenamin
Reneé Rapp Says She Is a Lesbian 'For Sure'
“Writing this then coming out as a lesbian I contain multitudes.”
By Angie Jaime
Nex Benedict Died After a Bathroom Beating. Oklahoma LGBTQ+ Advocates Are Speaking Out.
“All 2SLGBTQ+ Oklahomans deserve the safety to thrive. And that is becoming increasingly difficult.”
By Lex McMenamin
Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Youth Feel Unsafe at School, According to a New Survey
That number was higher for trans and gender expansive kids.
By James Factora
Trans Youth Are Being Forced to Leave Their Home States Behind
“No kid should be forced to leave the place where they grew up.”
By Fortesa Latifi
This Bill Threatens Access to LGBTQ+ Online Communities
The Kids Online Safety Act is a censorship bill in disguise.
By Sarah Philips
The Untold Story of the High Schoolers Behind the First Gender Sexuality Alliance
The group was formed by queer students of color at a New York City high school in 1972.
By Catherine Caruso
I’m a Homeless Black Trans Youth, But I’m Not Just a Statistic
“Not only am I powerful, but I command respect.”
By Davina Hayes and Amy Leipziger
How to Be a Better Ally This Pride Month and Beyond
Protecting LGBTQ+ rights is up to all of us.
By Valeria Villarroel
How We Protect LGBTQ+ Youth While Centering Their Stories
“It simply is not safe for everyone to come out, to stand before a committee, to have their story published.”
By Kathryn Poe
What LGBTQ Students Are Asking for on This Day of Silence
In 2023, we’re calling on adults.
By Eris Robinson
Trans Maryland Teen Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland Was Killed in a Shooting
“She was a joy and made sure everyone she was around knew that they were loved.”
By James Factora
Tennessee’s Drag Ban Will Affect the Next Generation of Queer People
Visibility shows young LGBTQ+ people that “all are welcome here,” one drag performer says.
By Kailynn Johnson