A new online resource for transgender students facing discrimination and homelessness came from an unlikely source: one USC student’s blog on Tumblr, a popular social media website.
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[An American $10 note has a print that reads, ‘This money was handled by GAY PEOPLE! (if that bothers you, give it to someone else!)’]
OH MAH GAWD NOT TEH GAY!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9i0jidcHh1qi4ef1o1_500.jpg)
[An American $10 note has a print that reads, ‘This money was handled by GAY PEOPLE! (if that bothers you, give it to someone else!)’]
OH MAH GAWD NOT TEH GAY!
(Source: pflagmom, via lgbtgivesmehope)
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There’s a boy who goes to a rival high school whom I went to middle school with.
He isn’t a big guy.
A few days ago he was beaten up for standing up for his openly lesbian sister.
Chris, your courage and love for your sister GMH
(Source: lgbtgivesmehope)
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Notes 'That's so gay' causes long-term harm to LGB studentsThe pejorative phrase “that’s so gay” is still prominent on college campuses - and it’s still hurting LGB youth and adolescents.
Researchers surveyed 114 gay, lesbian and bisexual students (no reasoning for the absence of trans students is given) about how often they heard the phrase “that’s so gay” around school and how it affected them. The results, from CBS:
Data suggests gay, lesbian and bisexual college students who heard “that’s so gay” more frequently were more likely to report feeling isolated and to suffer negative health symptoms, such as headaches, poor appetite or eating problems.
Practically every respondent reported hearing “that’s so gay” on campus at least once in the past 12 months. Nearly half of the students said they’ve heard the phrase more than 10 times within the year. Only 14 respondents—or 13 percent—hadn’t heard it at all.
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Worried about what to do if a friend comes out? Don’t sweat— there’s an infographic for that!
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[A shirt design reads, ‘The clothes you wear don’t determine your gender’]
Truth!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ywmac2Bx1rb76t8o1_500.png)
[A shirt design reads, ‘The clothes you wear don’t determine your gender’]
Truth!
(via lgbtgivesmehope)
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A sad, sad commentary on the origin of DOMA.
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What’s Pride Got to Do With It?
It totally slipped my mine to post this before, but I wrote an article for AU’s AWOL website on the Capital pride festival back in June. Click here to read all about it!
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Keep these handy-dany tips in mind for back-to-school time.
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New blog post on remembering Sally Ride, and wondering why we still aren’t ready for our heroes to be gay.
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Notes I'm A PFLAG Mom: Student creates network to provide housing for transgender peopleBy XINYU YI · Daily Trojan
Posted Today at 5:40 pm (27 minutes ago) in News
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Worried about what to do if a friend comes out? Don’t sweat— there’s an infographic for that!
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Anonymous asked: If I'm really honest your blog has gotten to make me have this huge bittersweet feeling inside. I'm so thankful for the advices because in some way it releases this pain my heart feels (knowing that some ppl care), but at the same time I'm so extremely mad that my mother is not like you and cannot understand or love me for who I am. Even tho' I'm not really sure I totally (and only) like girls the thought of it scares me so much. I know she'd hate me for that. I'm kinda jelly of your kids hehe
Know that a LOT of people care. Just PFLAG alone has supportive parents and friends around the country and world. Then there are supporting, loving...
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Reblogging myself from last year
I wrote this in May of 2011, so a bit over a year ago. Since that time, my son has graduated from college, gotten...
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Anonymous asked: I wanna come out to my friends.. But I'm not really sure how to... Any advice? Cause to be honest I just was gonna get a shirt next month that says "keep calm and be proud" as my way of coming out :S
Well, I honestly don’t know what to tell you. I consider myself to be pansexual (which means that I don’t see gender as an identifying factor), but if I were to be completely honest, I can’t imagine myself marrying another woman, so I don’t exactly have a coming out story or any real life advice. All I’ve done in my life to let people know that I am pansexual is posted it on my Tumblr description and then carried on with my life.
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We Are the Youth — a photographic journalism project countering the lack of visibility of LGBT young people
On this thirteenth...
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Lesbian Couple Gets Engaged After Afghanistan Homecoming
Breakdown of the engagement from Reddit:
Me: “I’m shaking, and...
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Anonymous asked: I'm a college student and have been struggling with my gender identity. I have always known that I wasn't cisgendered, and called myself a 'tomboy' when I was little, since I didn't know any other words for it. However, I have been researching different identities lately, and it has left me very confused- I have no clue where I lie on the gender spectrum! Some days I feel I am definitely ftm transgender, but then other days I feel more in-between genders... how can I find out what I actually am?
This is going to sound odd, but there are two things you should know:
- Just because you don’t fit someone else’s description of an identity to the...
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Anonymous asked: hi, I'm FTM and my mom has heard me mention that I wish I were a boy and she recently noticed I watched a trans-related movie and she wants to send me to therapy or a hospital to "fix" those feeling so I feel like a girl. I'm scared and I don't know what to do. help?
This is very delicate. You can try sitting down and talking with her about it, and see if she’ll back off on the “fixing” ideas. Stay calm, be...
