I don’t know about you, but this past week has just been a roller coaster of emotions, setbacks, and small victories. Let’s share a few headlines that maybe you missed, but definitely deserve your attention: Anderson Cooper interviews anti-gay Arkansas administrator following resignation Arkansas...

In a recent showing of its preference for reaction, as opposed to proaction, the U.S. Department of Education is FINALLY issuing a so-called warning to schools, colleges, and universities across the country regarding their methods for addressing incidents of bullying on their campuses. According to...

Student suicides spur spur supporters to press Legislature for passage By PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI Free Press Education Writer Matt Epling was a 14-year-old with plans for his future: He was looking forward to driver’s ed, had found a job and was about to start high school in East Lansing. But in a...

According to lezgetreal.com and Rod 2.0, yet another LGBT youth has been tragically lost to suicide over the weekend. Joseph Jefferson, viewed by many as a true youth pioneer, graduated from Harvey Milk High School in 2002. His volunteer efforts spanned community advocacy, AIDS/HIV advocacy, and even...

(AP) – Support and other resources for gay young people are out there, sometimes only a click or a phone call away, but advocates said the recent suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and other teens who were believed to have been victims of anti-gay bullying point to the need for even...

On Friday, October 8, 2010, a student-organized community rally will take place on the East Steps of the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. BE THERE! WE NEED YOU! WE NEED YOUR VOICES! This state-wide rally aims to demonstrate the clear message that the members and allies of Michigan’s LGBTQ community...

A national Christian organization will stop sponsoring an annual event that encourages school students to “counter the promotion of homosexual behavior” because the event has become too divisive and confrontational, the group’s president told CNN on Wednesday. “All the recent...

The following statement was found via the GLSEN blog: This week, we sadly lost two young men who took their own lives for one unacceptable reason: they were being bullied and harassed because they were openly gay or believed to be gay. These unnecessary tragedies come on the heels of at least three...

  We fight, and we fight, and we fight. It’s true that LGBT activists are fighting a multi-front battle with little resources. Most of us are stretched thin. Many of us do what we do unpaid, under-appreciated, and sometimes even unrecognized. We manage the weight of our careers, our families,...

The Common Application, a generic application aspiring college students can use to apply to multiple colleges at once, is considering adding voluntary questions about applicants’ sexual orientation and gender identity. The application is used by hundreds of colleges and universities — including...