As many kids and teachers go to school today in purple clothes, we know too many young people still feel isolated and unsupported.
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LGBTQIA+ support groups often help students feel safe and included at school. But they can be difficult to set up and sustain.
Misinformation and a shifting legal landscape have left many families with trans children uncertain about what care doctors can still provide.
If conversion therapy is deemed speech, then bans on it likely will fall.
Florida’s state Legislature will decide in early 2026 whether to eliminate long-standing obligations for schools to require their students to be vaccinated.
Payment processing companies have ceded to pressure from an ‘anti-porn’ group, causing Steam and itch.io to ban tens of thousands of games almost overnight.
The terms ‘gritty’ and ‘real’ have come to characterise Aussie teen drama. Invisible Boys is no exception, and will give you something to challenge your worldview.
For the first time in New Zealand, violence against members fo the LGBTQ+ community has been quantified. The data reveal higher levels of crime and violence than against other New Zealanders.
Potential anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation in Alberta has parents worried about the impact on their kids.
The twists and turns of teenage years take on new meaning in these 5 books about LGBTQ+ youth.
In some European countries, religious schools are allowed to follow their own homophobic curricula.
This advice can help you to engage your teens in open, honest and helpful dialogues about sex and sexuality.
As states and local school boards in some places continue to pass anti-LGBTQ+ rights legislation and policies, hate crimes against young LGBTQ+ people have also increased.
In the wake of transphobic protests, the ‘rights’ of parents are being falsely positioned in opposition to the rights of transgender and non-binary children rather than focusing on supporting families.
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
Elected officials must consider relevant research and legal context when shaping education policies. Otherwise, they risk destabilizing classrooms and harming students.
Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prevented teachers in schools from promoting the acceptability of homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’.
Potential inaccuracies in CDC high school surveys may have created an exaggerated perception that LGBQ youth engage in risky behaviors, new research shows.
A scholar of young adult fiction presents a fresh list of LGBTQ ‘must-reads’ for the summer of 2023.
Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
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