Tag: LGBTQ youth
Vermont Joins Growing Number of Jurisdictions Protecting LGBTQ Kids from Conversion Therapy
Today, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed Senate Bill 132 into law, making Vermont the eighth jurisdiction—behind California, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois, New York, Washington D.C., and Cincinnati—to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangers of “conversion therapy.”
On Our Own: A Survival Guide for Independent LGBTQ Youth
Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund and Time Out Youth of Charlotte, North Carolina, partner with HRC to create “On Our Own: A Survival Guide for Independent LGBTQ Youth”.
HRC and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Join to Prevent Teen Substance Abuse
New issue brief aims to increase understanding of challenges faced by LGBTQ youth.
Tyler Clementi Institute For Internet Safety To Launch
On October 3rd and 4th, an unprecedented group of policy makers, political and business leaders, attorneys, social scientists, academics, educators, students, and nonprofit advocates will convene at New York Law School (NYLS)for the First Annual Tyler Clementi Internet Safety Conference to discuss how to combat the epidemic of cyberharassment.