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An Actionable Anti-bullying Guide for LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies

Every day, LGBTQ+ young people face bullying at school, online, and even within their own friend groups and family units — often being told by adults to “ignore them” or “hold on, they’ll stop eventually.” But what if we stopped teaching queer youth how to endure bullying, and started teaching communities how to intervene and prevent bullying in the first place? Much of the conversation around bullying centers on teaching those who experience bullying how to survive it. This National Bullying Prevention Month, our anti-bullying guide explores what bullying looks like and how it affects LGBTQ+ youth; what it takes…
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Celebrating Bi+ Visibility Day with Bold Bi+ Voices Across Media

Despite being the largest group within the LGBTQ+ community — with 24% of queer youth identifying as bisexual — bisexual, pansexual, and queer youth continue to face systemic biphobia, discrimination, and bi-erasure. Bisexual youth often report higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide risk compared to their monosexual peers, driven in large part by stereotyping and persistent misunderstandings of their identity, like the idea that bisexual attraction has to be “50/50” or excludes trans and nonbinary people. That’s why days like Bisexual Visibility Day matter! They give us a chance to challenge misconceptions, and remind young people that their identities…
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What It Means To Be Latinx and Queer

Being Latinx is beautiful. Being queer is beautiful. However, while holding both identities can merge the best parts of two worlds, we also know it can come with significant challenges. Our research on LGBTQ+ young people of color showed that 64% of LGBTQ+ young people of color who experienced racial discrimination also experienced sexual orientation and/or gender identity-based discrimination in the past year. Two identities sometimes means two reasons for people to unjustly attack you. We know the Latinx community is facing persecution in America today, particularly in the form of racial profiling, ICE raids, and hateful political propaganda which…
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7 People To Remember This Women’s Equality Day And Beyond

In a time where women’s history and LGBTQ+ history are facing erasure, remembering the heroes of the past is more important than ever. Our world has been shaped in so many ways by people who dreamed big and forged hope despite the obstacles by unapologetically advocating for others. Unfortunately, women’s contributions to human advancement are too frequently glossed over, misattributed, or forgotten. This is also true for women’s involvement in the LGBTQ+ movement. Countless women have put their lives on the line to fight for equity and the rights we all deserve. Without their leadership and heart, LGBTQ+ rights would…