Archive for the ‘Youth’ Category
Study: High-Risk Kids Do Well w/Gay or Straight Parents
A new study finds that high-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when raised by gay, lesbian, or heterosexual parents. The study was conducted by UCLA psychologists in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three groups.
Gallup: 3.4% of US Adults Identify as LGBT
A new survey examining the distribution of the American LGBT population finds that 3.4% of U.S. adults self-identify as LGBT.
Millions to don purple on Spirit Day
Millions of LGBT advocates are expected to wear the color purple on Friday to commemorate Spirit Day, which is designed to honor anti-gay bullying victims nationwide.
ACLU Declares Web-Filtering Campaign a Success
A leading civil rights organization says it’s ending its successful campaign designed to address the censorship of LGBT web content in public schools nationwide.
Police Urged to Investigate OH, PA Trans Murders
The murder of a transgender woman in the northeast section of Philadelphia, last week, is the latest transgender homicide to be reported in the country this year. With a few months left in 2012, reports indicate the country’s total number of transgender deaths could reach an all time high.
Latino Groups to Launch Pro-Gay Family Education Project
Nearly two dozen Latino organizations are coming together to start a new campaign designed to encourage Hispanic families to embrace their LGBT loved ones.
