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Another Suicide Tragedy – NYC Community Mourns

OIA Staff — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:35:50 +0000

Another young gay person of color took his own life this weekend. Joseph Jefferson committed suicide less than two weeks after his 26th birthday. Unlike so many others that have made headlines, Jefferson’s suicide does not appear to have been motivated by bullying, but rather by ignorance and non-acceptance. Rod McCullom at Rod 2.0 writes: [...]

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Wear Purple Online And Offline On Wednesday, October 20 To Remember LGBT Youth

OIA Staff — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:55:45 +0000

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today joined millions of community members and allies to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth by participating in Spirit Day and remembering those teens who have taken their own lives as a result of bullying. Spirit Day, created by teenager Brittany McMillan earlier this month, [...]

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In the Wake of Tragic Suicides, Online Contributors and Media Personalities Express Their Support for LGBT Youth

OIA Staff — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:41:33 +0000

The rash of recent suicides by LGBT youth has thrown the issue of anti-gay bullying back into the national spotlight, and inspired a number of viral internet campaigns aimed at providing vocal support and hope for adolescents in need. Among the most prominent of these is columnist Dan Savage’s It Gets Better campaign on YouTube, [...]

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LGBT homeless shelter vandalized

OIA Staff — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:07:44 +0000

“I am infuriated that someone would target our kids in this cowardly way,” says Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization serving homeless LGBT youth. AFC’s Astoria, Queen shelter was vandalized with anti-gay graffiti early Thursday morning. [ via ] Read the full article @ LGBT homeless shelter vandalized [...]

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Cyndi Lauper to Open Shelter for LGBT Youth

OIA Staff — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:48:55 +0000

Pop singer and Celebrity Apprentice Cyndi Lauper is planning on opening a shelter in New York for LGBT young people. Lauper, who campaigns for equality and has been an advocate with her True Colors Fund, says the shelter in Harlem will be called True Colors Residence. Her plan is to support people between the ages [...]

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Cyberbullying hits LGBT youth especially hard

OIA Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:06 +0000

A recent Iowa State University study surveyed 444 youth ages 11 to 22, including 350 self-identified non-heterosexual subjects and 94 people who identify sympathetically with LGBT youth, often called straight allies. The study found that 54 percent of these youths report being cyberbullied within the 30-day period prior to the survey–either about their sexual identities [...]

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Bea Arthur Estate Leaves 300K To Homless LGBT Youth

OIA Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:43:48 +0000

The Ali Forney Center received a gift of $300,000.00 today from the Estate of legendary actress Bea Arthur. The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth, announced at Bea Arthur’s Memorial Service on September 14th that they planned to purchase a building to house 12 youths and name it her [...]

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