All posts tagged "LGBTQ youth"
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Utah pushes rule banning conversion therapy, will go into effect Jan. 22
The state of Utah has proposed a final rule aimed at banning conversion therapy on minors following the addition of language meant to assuage concerns...
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Philadelphia mayor signs three bills protecting transgender and nonbinary residents
Bills protect trans and nonbinary youth from discrimination and provide for gender-neutral restrooms in city buildings
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Virginia Beach will ask General Assembly to ban conversion therapy next year
Republican lawmakers have consistently thwarted efforts to ban therapy, deemed "ineffective" by most experts
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SMYAL celebrates 35 years of serving LGBTQ youth at annual fall brunch
Event will celebrate successful programs, and honor the work of LGBTQ immigration lawyer Ava Benach
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UN Free and Equal campaign partners with GLAAD for Spirit Day
The United Nations has partnered with GLAAD to call for more action against anti-LGBTQ bullying. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...
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SMYAL’s Q Chat Space is a new platform to foster online discussions among LGBTQ youth
Q Chat Space lets LGBTQ youth discuss relevant issues and make new friends
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Proposed rule for Utah psychologists would prohibit conversion therapy on minors
Draft rule declares attempts to change minors' LGBTQ identity a form of "unprofessional conduct"
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Jacksonville church hosts Pride Prom for LGBTQ youth after local library backs out
Library's founder claims he canceled the event out of concern for the "emotional and physical safety" of teens
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Utah governor orders state licensing board to protect minors by regulating conversion therapy
In a move that could one day lead to a ban on conversion therapy, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has directed the Beehive State’s Psychologist...
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2 out of every 5 LGBTQ youth have seriously considered suicide, study says
National survey by The Trevor Project finds more than 7 in 10 LGBTQ youth experience discrimination due to their identity
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Colorado’s openly gay governor signs conversion therapy ban and birth certificate bill
Jared Polis approves pro-equality legislation seeking to make LGBTQ people's lives easier
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Amazing Race’s Tyler Oakley helps launch The Trevor Project’s new 24/7 text and chat lines
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, has launched “Anytime, Anywhere,” a public service announcement featuring...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar calls conversion therapy “torture” at Minnesota rally
Minnesota one of 21 states attempting to restrict therapists from changing youths' sexual orientation
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Equality Utah head blasts Gov. Gary Herbert for support of “hostile takeover” of conversion therapy bill
The head of the LGBTQ group Equality Utah is blasting Utah Gov. Gary Herbert for supporting amendments that radically altered the content of a bill...
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Federal judge says Tampa’s conversion therapy ban violates free speech rights
Rationale for partial injunction could be used to challenge or curtail other broad-based bans on conversion therapy
