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Transgender child, 12, & family start support group

By Staff on from wpri.com

"When I talk with parents they're like 'well isn't this playing God -- you're changing gender.' Well, is giving insulin to a diabetic playing God?" As a 12-year-old boy, Sebastian Rini could not go to school without inducing himself to vomit. But after transitioning to Hannah, in the body and identity she knew was right for years, she felt a new confidence and purpose. Now Hannah is heading up Tr [more...]
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In Wake Of Gay Son’s Suicide, Father Walks Across America Promoting Anti-Bullying Programs

By Staff on from queerty.com

Despite having two artificial knees and undergoing major back surgery, Joe Bell, the father of gay suicide victim Jadin Bell, is setting off on a 5,000-mile trek across America as part of a speaking tour that will address anti-gay bullying in schools. Jadin, who had been bullied at a La Grange, Oregon high school so much that he even sought help from a school counselor, committed suicide earlier [more...]
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New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Ban On Ex-Gay Therapy For Minors

By Staff on from thinkprogress.org

California dreaming: New Jersey is following in California's footsteps this week with a bill that bans ex-gay, or gay cure, therapy from being practiced on minors statewide. The Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee voted 7-1 to advance Senate Bill A3371. Meanwhile, California's gay cure ban is under review. For more, click the link below. [more...]
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Lurie Children's Hospital opens first gender identity clinic in midwest

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Chicago hope: As the first in the Midwest and one of a few in the nation, the gender identity clinic at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago will focus on pediatrics, endocrinology and psychology of early childhood gender identification or reassignment. The Center for Gender Sexuality is already helping several children, including a trans girl who was helped after a single visit: “This is an exc [more...]
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Bullying study suggests it subsides as gay, lesbian, bisexual teens get older

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Getting better, one year at a time: Perhaps because of a U.K. government mandate to curb anti-gay bullying in schools, British gay youth are reporting lower incidences of bullying, at least according to a new study. The 4,000-person study, the largest of its kind to date, found that British gay teens still have it harder than their lesbian counterparts, but a giant decrease in bullying occurred b [more...]
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NJ Teen Admits He's Gay In Front Of High School Crowd During Award Ceremony

By Staff on from abcnews.go.com

Jersey, oh Boy: With a little speech-writing help from his father, 18-year-old New Jersey high school student Jacob Rudolph came out to over 300 students during a senior awards ceremony this week. Rudolph, who had received the award for best actor, shocked more than a few people with the revelation: "Sure, I've been in a few plays and musicals, but more importantly, I've been acting every single [more...]
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Jazz, Transgender Eleven-Year-Old, Says She Wants To Help Other Kids (VIDEO)

By Staff on from ontopmag.com

Music to the world's ears: The 11-year-old subject of the new documentary I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition sat down with Barbara Walters this week to discuss her transition from male to female, and what she is doing to help other trans children like her. Jazz, who is taking hormone blockers but not estrogen yet, says that her body is the hardest part of being trans: "Right now I feel like [more...]
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Brown appeals injunction against gay-conversion law

By Staff on from latimesblogs.latimes.com

Fighting quack with smack: California Governor Jerry Brown and the Medical Board of California filed an appeal today that, if passed, would re-institute Senate Bill 1172, or California's gay cure ban. In December, a small group of therapists and religious groups challenged the landmark bill, which prohibits therapists from performing reparative, or gay cure therapy, on minors under the age of 18. [more...]
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