"We're spontaneous events. We just appear in the middle of families. Even if the plague killed every homosexual on the planet, it wouldn't be extinction, because there are queer babies being born every minute. It's like magic... You know, that's exactly what it is. It's magic."
~ Clive Barker ~
Surviving the Holidays
Holidays can be difficult. www.yourholidaymom.com is a fantastic website and resource for LGBT youth. It's a blog run by a bunch of moms who will post a daily affirming letter to you daily until Christmas. It was designed specifically as a project for kids and adults who face rejection over the holidays because of their sexuality and/or gender
Live Out Loud
Live Out Loud is the county's LGBT youth group, sponsored by Affirmative Counseling. They meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month at the Lichtenstein Center. Not currently handicap accessible, so please call ahead.
Is It Reductive to Embrace the "Gay" Label?
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Part 1 - Bayard Rustin Remembered
Bayard Rustin, the openly gay organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Click on the picture to learn more about gay behavior in the animal kingdom. Click the button below to learn about the "It Gets Better Project."
Click the picture for advice on Coming Out
Click on the button below for a history of Transgender people in the U.S. Click on the pic of Christine Jorgensen above for a list of famous Transgender people.
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Part 2 - Bayard Rustin Remembered
Honored Posthumously by President Barack Obama with the highest award an American Citizen may receive, The American Medal of Freedom.
Click on the picture for the Wikipedia article on Harvey Milk
Thea Spyer and Edie Windsor, United States vs. Windsor. Click the picture for the Wikipedia article on the court case.
Click on the button below for a history of Bisexuality in the U.S. Click on the pic above for a list of famous Bisexuals in History.
Click on the button below to learn about Intersex. Click on the pic of Caster Semenya to see a list of famous Intersex people.
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