Results for: queer parenting
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Outing Gay Utah Teen Did Not Solve Gay Bullying, School Finds
Add “outing your students” to the list of gay bullying solutions that don’t work.
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For The Sake of the Children: Why America Needs to Realize Gay Families Are Real
“Public discussion about American families often assumes the nation is largely made up of married heterosexual couples raising their biological children. Yet less than a quarter of all U.S. households fall into this category”
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Effort to Repeal California Gay History in Schools Officially Fails
The people trying to repeal SB 48, California’s gay history bill, aren’t going to be able to pull it off.
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More Schoolgirls in India Might Be Lesbians
“The fact that they are mustering the courage to come for help on their own is indeed a paradigm shift.”
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More Visible Than Purple: LGBT Kids and the Road to Safer Schools
I wish we were all in a room so I could say, “If you are LGBTQI, could you please raise your hand if you believe you had room to develop your identity at your preK-12 schools? Your full identity?”
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Coptic Church Defends Students’ Rights to be Homophobic
“We don’t discriminate, we just don’t believe in homosexuality.”
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You Can Call Me “Fag”: American Teens Don’t Find Offensive Slurs Offensive
New survey shows that most US young people don’t find homophobic, racial or sexist slurs offensive. Is this a good or bad thing?
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The Tragic But Ultimately Inspiring True Story of Gay Homeless Teen Brian Dixon
When homeless gay teens need a place to turn, it seems that real and immediate support is more likely to come from local networks, despite the government’s best intentions.
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The Obama Adminstration’s War On Gay Teen Homelessness
“…every child and youth who is unable to live with his or her parents is entitled to a safe, loving and affirming foster care placement, irrespective of the young person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,”
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NYT Joins Anti-Gay-Bullying Activism Epidemic with “Coming Out: Gay Teens In Their Own Words”
The New York Times has spoken with roughly 100 gay teens about their experiences – and they want to hear about yours, too.
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California Textbooks Might Include Gay Role Models, History
What if you had found out about gay historical figures and role models from your teacher, and not frantic late-night googling?
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Lesbian Teen Speaks On Why She Fought to Royally Court Her Girlfriend
“One thing I would really like people to realize is that this was never about getting attention. This was only about Sarah and I wanting to share a special event together, and about showing other LGBT kids that they don’t have to be afraid to be who they are because they are not alone. “
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Science For A Brighter Future: Research On Bullying and Gay Teen Suicide
We all know that bullies and homophobes, from the locker room to the Senate, are part of why gay and lesbian teens (and adults) have such ridiculously high rates of suicide. But when a panel of 26 leading researchers back it up, we may finally be on the way to changing things.
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Zero Percent Of Kids With Lesbian Parents Report Abuse, Gay Moms FTW
Zero percent of teens with lesbian parents report instances of abuse; probably this means everyone should have two moms, like Riese. Also: You can get married over Skype now, Dan Choi is eloquent on Veterans/Remembrance Day, and meeting Autostraddlers and making friends will make you happy.
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Gay Teen Bullying/Suicide Crisis Updates & Action: How We’re Living Now
Taking stock of what fresh hell of gay teen bullying suicide crisis nightmare heartbreak grief we have woken up into today. There’s some good news and also Ellen, so all in all you should probably read it.
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SMACKDOWN: Lies In “The Truth About GLSEN’s School Climate Report” from Anti-Gays
It’s tempting to look for people to blame in the wake of the terrible tragedies this past week has brought, but it’s best to resist that urge. Oh wait, no. You can blame these people.
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Constance McMillen Fake Prom 2010 Student Rebuttal: Bigotry or Bullying? (Yes. Both.)
Constance McMillen’s treatment is a nasty reminder of how high school kids can be cruel, especially when LGBTs are involved. We overanalyze, Angela Chase-style. Basketball players might or might not be changing beauty standards, the first female Cherokee leader died yesterday, racism is bad for your health, and Yale starts a student-teacher sex ban.
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Celebs with Two Moms: A Lesbian Mother’s Day Extravaganza!
To mark this wonderful, made up celebration of mothers, Autostraddle brings you a list of people with gay moms — and odds are, you’ll be surprised by a few of them.
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Prom is Better Cancelled Than Ruined by Tuxedo-Wearing Lesbians
Rather than allow a lesbian to bring her girlfriend to prom and wear a tux, the school has canceled prom altogether! FANTASTIC. Also; the cute video of the kid finding out about gay people, the death of coffee shops, gays and the census, Bill O’Reily defends lesbian couple’s child and the national equality riders are coming soon to an oppressive campus near you.