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2/20/2013 1:44pm
Recently, Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, addressed the relationship between the LGBT movement and other issues including race, class, and reproductive issues, connections that often dominate the national...
10/17/2012 2:01pm
  (New York, October 17, 2012)—Today, Lambda Legal announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind online and mobile resource for LGBTQ youth.
9/18/2012 4:59pm
On a beautiful, sunny, fall morning in September, Jim Bryson’s friends and family gathered to celebrate Jim’s impact on and dedication to Philadelphia’s LGBT community as he prepares for his move to California.  Organized by The Attic Youth...
9/17/2012 1:27pm
Several-dozen participants at The Attic Youth Center spent this summer working on a new LGBT resource guide for area schools — which is now displayed on the organization’s newly revamped website. The guide, titled LGBTQ E
9/11/2012 11:43am
  A screenshot of the Attic Youth toolkit, which provides a range of easy-to-use resources for teachers, students, and community groups. 
9/5/2012 1:55pm
Six out of 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens say they feel unsafe at school. Eighty-two percent of that same group say they've been verbally harassed because of their sexual orientation, while 71 percent say they've heard...
8/8/2012 2:21pm
Caitlin Ryan and her colleagues at SF State's Family Acceptance Project (FAP) have spent more than a decade conducting groundbreaking research on how family support -- or the lack thereof -- can affect gay and transgender youth. Now, one of the...
7/19/2012 12:07pm
Though LGBT youth might often feel voiceless in society, gay youth are speaking out through art in a group exhibition, “Crawl Space: The Attic Experience,” at the William Way LGBT Community Center, through Aug. 24. The showcase features works...
6/26/2012 1:01pm
Cyndi Lauper today launched the Forty to None Project, a national program to educate the public and support homeless LGBT youth.
6/21/2012 12:08pm
A teen-led committee of a local grantmaking agency awarded $10,000 each last week to two LGBT-focused agencies. YOUTHadelphia, a youth panel of The Philadelphia Foundation, presented $85,000 in grants last Thursday to nine youth-serving programs,...