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...person now comes out just before or after graduating high school, according to The New Gay Teenager, a book Harvard University Press published this summer. The book quotes a Penn State study of 350 young people from 59 gay groups that found that the mean age at which lesbians first have sexual contact with other girls is 16; it's just 14 for gay boys. In 1997 there were approximately 100 gay-straight alliances (GSAs)--clubs for gay and gay-friendly kids--on U.S. high school campuses. Today there are at least 3,000 GSAs--nearly 1 in 10 high...
...savviest new efforts is called Inqueery (slogan: "Think for yourself"). Founded by a shaggy-haired 26-year-old named Chad Thompson, inqueery.com looks at first like a site designed to bolster proudly gay teens. Pink borders surround pictures of stylish kids, and bold text reads, "Addressing LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered] Issues on High School & College Campuses." Thompson, who realized in fourth grade that he was attracted to boys, remembers hurtful anti-gay jokes, and he is convincing when he denounces such bias. "The Christian church has a sordid history--a history of the televangelists from the '80s who would...
Over the next few months, Harvard students can see a series of movies with one sentiment in common: they all seek to promote understanding of different lifestyles. The Harvard Film Archive (HFA), in conjunction with a number of other awareness organizations—including the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance—is presenting the LBGT (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered) Film Series...
Wright-Swadel said that he granted permission to the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) “to distribute fliers to students coming from and going to the Career Forum.” The BGLTSA opposes the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which bars openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the armed forces...
...students. Until this past Tuesday, Harvard Law School had refused to provide assistance to any recruiter that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy bars openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the military...