Assistant Assembly Majority Leader Nelson Araujo of Las Vegas has introduced a bill that would do wonders for LGBT youth in the foster care system in the city. It would first and foremost allow children to identify with their gender identity, as well as require training of staff in the foster care system to work […]
A nightmare of a ruling for one mother and her 13-year-old son began when she accused her son’s father of sexually abusing their son. The father was acquitted because of lack of evidence even though the ruling added that there was no reason to not believe the son. The son was then removed from his […]
Growing up is hard enough, but doing so under the lights and cameras as a TLC reality star couldn’t have been easy. For Sister Wives reality star, Mariah Brown, it was even a little harder than that. Sister Wives features the Brown family, a Mormon family that’s a part of the Apostolic United Brethren church which […]
Twenty-year-old Dakotah Whitcomb accidentally came out as bi earlier this year in a restaurant with her father, a retired Marine, and his reaction was — “That’s so cool!” And yet, it’s what her father did this Christmas that gained him some major “cool” points. When asked by her parents what she wanted for Christmas this […]
By Alex Temblador The holidays bring about a mix of emotions. For some, it’s exciting — a time to celebrate, give gifts to others, and reconnect with friends and family members. But that’s not everyone’s reality. The sad reality is that not all parents accept their LGBTQ children. And during the holidays, this can be […]
By Breanna Vincent Growing up, I always knew that I was different. I knew in third grade that I was attracted to other girls and was ashamed of the way I felt. I tried telling some of my friends, but we were young, and of course, that only made me “weird” and they stopped hanging […]
By Alex Temblador On May 15, 2015, I wrote an article about a young girl named Avery Jackson. At seven years old, Avery was sharing her story on YouTube — her story as a trans girl and the transition she had made to become her true and authentic self. Avery was an inspiring child and […]
The Trans Health Research Group at Memorial University of Newfoundland did a recent study with 45 trans youth about their experiences and mental health and found that nine in ten transgender persons suffer with depression or anxiety. The study involved sending out a questionnaire to trans youth and their parents in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The […]
Texas State Representative Konni Burton has proposed Senate Bill 242, a bill that if turned into a law would require Texas schools to out LGBT students to their parents. Burton’s chief of staff, Elliott Griffin, told the Houston Chronicle that the bill was “written in response to the Fort Worth school district issuing new guidelines […]
Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian Lambda Legal filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in federal court Thursday to immediately halt a discriminatory policy passed by the Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh, which singles out transgender students and prevents them from using restrooms that match who they are. The school’s new rule – which […]
