Our Tomorrow is a campaign by more than 100 LGBTQ nonprofit organizations and foundations to engage our community in a conversation about our future. Your ideas will help build a bigger, bolder movement that leaves no one behind. Vist shareourtomorrow.org to join the movement! … [Read more...]
LGBT News: “The New Girl in School: Transgender Surgery at 18”
“...But the number of teenagers going through gender reassignment has been growing amid wider acceptance of transgender identity, more parental comfort with the treatment and the emergence of a number of willing practitioners...” Read the full article in The New York Times … [Read more...]
LGBT News: ‘The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived,’ Queer Fairytale, Premieres On Hulu
“Kids deserve stories and fairytales that represent the whole spectrum of human love and experience. Now, one video streaming service is helping make that a reality. Hulu premiered "The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived" this month, an 8-minute short film that's a queer twist on a classic children's fairytale. The story follows a young boy from humble beginnings -- a pumpkin farmer named Cedric -- who receives the chance of a lifetime to become a hero. But when he rescues both a princess and a prince, Cedric gets to decide whose affectation he … [Read more...]
LGBT International News: LGBT Youth Action Has Helped Pull Down ‘Architecture of Homophobia’
“A quiet revolution underpins the weekend’s historic victory for LGBT rights. This revolution has gone on among Ireland’s young people, with tens of thousands having the confidence to come out all across the country.” Read the full article in The Irish Times … [Read more...]
Attention Youth! Join The Diversity Center’s “Youth Contingent” for Pride 2015!
You and your GSA’s are invited to the 2015 Santa Cruz Pride Parade! Youth who join the contingent will be offered a Diversity Center Pride 2015 t-shirt (suggested donation $10). Contact Darby with any questions at (831) 332 - 8586 When: Sunday, June 7th 2015 @ 10am Where: Corner of Pacific Avenue & Church Street, Downtown Santa Cruz … [Read more...]
[Reminder] GLSEN: 2015 National School Climate Survey
GLSEN is seeking middle and high school aged youth to participate in their ninth national survey of LGBT youth! “The information gathered from this survey will help GLSEN to inform education policymakers and the public about the right of all students to be treated with respect in their schools. Many students in the past have also used the survey information to advocate with their teachers and principals for safer schools for LGBT students.” For more information and to complete the survey visit GLSEN … [Read more...]
LGBT Local News: Salinas High Crowns its First Transgender Prom Queen
“Angie has had her own coming out. It's taken place over the course of the past few years, an arduous, personal journey — a girl shedding her male skin. It began slowly in middle school and gained speed as a freshman at Salinas High School. It's been a struggle with parents, relatives, classmates, educators — and herself.” Read the full article in The Californian … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Historic Ruling in ACLU Lawsuit: Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Law
“In the first-ever ruling on California’s 2003 sex education law, Judge Donald S. Black created a legal precedent that California students have a right to sex education that is complete, medically accurate, and free of bias. This historic ruling is the first to find that abstinence-only-until marriage instruction is unlawful on the grounds of medical accuracy and bias.” Read the full article in ACLU … [Read more...]
LGBT News: It’s Our Prom – A Night to De-Gender
“ Embracing who you are and knowing your truth is an act of bravery – especially for kids who don’t fit in with the often narrow gender norms of high school. We firmly believe prom is for everyone, which is why MTV News asked 12 young adults with diverse gender identities to help us create a series of looks that celebrates the fashion and true joy that’s possible when no one is excluded.” Read the full article in MTV News … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Annual Award Event Honors Queer Youth Leaders
“ The task force was founded in 1998 and the awards in 1999 as a way to put out positive stories about the queer community. ‘Sometimes it is difficult to relate to an issue if it doesn’t directly impact you. So the Queer Youth Leadership Awards help humanize an issue that can be very difficult for some people,’ Rosenstein said.” Read the full article in The Santa Cruz Sentinel … [Read more...]