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Queer Youth Updates: December 30
- Twitter to Support LGBTQ Youth - ENDS TODAY!
- Coupons for Saturn Café & New Leaf Expire Soon!
- Latina/o LGBT Youth Leadership Summit, Los Angeles, Jan 30
- Be Part of the Planning - Queer Youth Conference in Santa Cruz County
- Help Plan the 13th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards
- News: First Openly Gay U.S. Marshal Confirmed
- News: First Gay Marriage Celebrated in Mexico City
- News: The Advocate - View From Washington
- News: Gays Left Out of House Immigration Reform Bill
- Editorial: Washington Post on DADT -- "The Law is Absurd"
- News: "Courting Justice" Article Highlights LGBT Court Cases
- Resources for LGBT Youth and Homelessness
- Resource: Trevor GLBT 24-Hour Crisis Line
1. Twitter to Support LGBTQ Youth - ENDS TODAY!
There's still time to use Twitter to help the National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) raise some funds this year - by December 30 - just check out http://sqy.nyacyouth.org for more details - or just tell your friends why you support LGBTQ youth and be sure to include the hashtag #SupportQueerYouth. NYAC will receive up to $.06 every time the #SupportQueerYouth hashtag is used until Dec. 30th. Simply update your Twitter status with one of their special campaign messages, or create your own. Just be sure to include #SupportQueerYouth!
- * Each School Year 99% of LGBTQ Youth Experience Discrimination. Help to #SupportQueerYouth by clicking here: http://bit.ly/7u6gbw
- * 40% of Homeless Youth identify as LGBTQ. Help to #SupportQueerYouth by clicking here: http://bit.ly/7u6gbw
- * 25% of LGBTQ Youth will be Thrown Out of their homes after coming out. Help to #SupportQueerYouth by clicking here: http://bit.ly/7u6gbw
- * 50% of HIV/AIDS Infections occur in Youth ages 13-24. Help to #SupportQueerYouth by clicking here: http://bit.ly/7u6gbw
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is a national social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being. Celebrating its 16th anniversary, NYAC's full-time professional staff supports local, state and national organizations working to engage LGBTQ youth. Info: www.nyacyouth.org
2. Coupons for Saturn Café & New Leaf Expire Soon!
Coupons from Saturn Café (several) and New Leaf Community Markets (10% off any purchase) found in the 2009 Resource Directory will be expiring soon. You can print a PDF of the coupons at http://diversitycenter.org/resource-directory/
3. Latina/o LGBT Youth Leadership Summit, Los Angeles, Jan 30
For youth ages 13- 24. FREE. Learn About: LGBT Activism! Using Community Resources! Expanding your GSA! Your Legal Rights! Networking with local GSAs! And much more! Co-Sponsored by: GSA Network, HONOR PAC, & Self Help Graphics. Saturday, January 30, 2010, 10 am - 5 pm. Self-Help Graphics, 3802 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90063. For more information and to sign up, go to: http://gsanetwork.org/events/trainings-and-summits
4. Be Part of the Planning - Queer Youth Conference in Santa Cruz County
A Queer Youth Conference in Santa Cruz County is currently in its planning stages. This year, they have teamed up with Planned Parenthood and several other organizations. Youth interested in helping plan the conference can go to http://www.doodle.com/3yxxx3sbvnnbsc87 for more information or contact Nikira Toshiko Hernandez, Queer Youth Program Coordinator, The Diversity Center at
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5. Help Plan the 13th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards
The Queer Youth Task Force is seeking youth to help plan the 13th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards taking place in May 2010. There are many different opportunities for people with all types of commitment levels: Event Logistics, Food Production, Fundraising, Publicity, Outreach, Printed Program, Decorations, Webmaster, and Stage….just to name a few. Only have time every other weekend or on the day of the event? Great! Let us know and we will gladly work with you. If you are interested in being part of the QYLA Core Production Team or volunteering the day of the event, contact us at
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or (831)427-4004. For more information, visit www.QYLA.org
6. News: First Openly Gay U.S. Marshal Confirmed
"Minneapolis assistant police Chief Sharon Lubinski has become the first openly gay U.S. marshal. The U.S. Senate confirmed the Green Bay, Wis. native to be the U.S. marshal for the Minnesota district. Last week's confirmation also makes her the first female marshal in the state..." To read the complete article, visit: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-first-gay-marshal,0,1169732.story
7. News: First Gay Marriage Celebrated in Mexico City
"Rafael Ramirez and his partner Sebastian Becerril were the first gay couple to get married in our neighbor to the south." " As the final vote count of the city assembly was announced — 39 in favor to 20 against — the crowd of gay and lesbian activists in Mexico City exploded into cheers, hugs and kisses. With a resounding majority, the Mexican capital had become the first city in Latin America to allow same-sex couples to marry and to have the same rights as heterosexual unions. A separate motion confirmed that the couples would be able to adopt children. "This is a huge triumph that has followed so many years of struggle," said campaigner Kin Castañeda, who stood next to her partner in the assembly gallery, the two women wearing identical white Mexican folk dresses. "It is a recognition of our basic rights. And that is a cause for celebration today."..." To read the complete article, visit: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1949953,00.html
8. News: The Advocate - View From Washington
Kerry Eleveld at The Advocate, a national LGBT news magazine, reviews the past year in gay rights in "View From Washington - 2009 & Obama." It begins with: "[B]y and large, the administration has shown a reticence bordering on negligence for using the power of the executive to honor the commitments of LGBT couples with real, full and equal treatment. It's a pressure point that exposes the administration for falling far short of advancing the Democratic ideals many progressives believed Barack Obama represented when they cast their vote for him..." To read the complete article, visit: http://www.advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=104850
9. News: Gays Left Out of House Immigration Reform Bill
Gays and Lesbians in the Cold on Immigration Reform Bill. To read more, visit: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/12/the-not-so-comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill-will-not-include-gays-and-lesbiansthe-lawmaker-said-rep-luis-gutierrez-d-.html
10. Editorial: Washington Post on DADT -- "The Law is Absurd"
An editorial in Sunday's Washington Post continues the drumbeat for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Congressmember Sam Farr signed the letter mentioned in the editorial, which begins with: "SLOWLY BUT SURELY, the groundwork continues to be laid for the overdue demise of "don't ask, don't tell." The latest move came on Dec. 22 when Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and 95 House colleagues sent a letter to the Pentagon requesting statistics on troops discharged for violating the wrong-headed ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. They want everyone to see the effects of the policy on the military and the national defense. This has the added benefit of reminding Americans of the law's absurdity..." To read the Washington Post Editorial, visit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/27/AR2009122701653_pf.html
11. News: "Courting Justice" Article Highlights LGBT Court Cases
Washington D.C.'s Gay & Lesbian News Magazine Metro Weekly featured "Courting Justice: The legal cases that shaped the past decade and will shape the next" by Chris Geidner. To read the article that highlights 2000 - 2009 LGBT court cases, visit: http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=4756
12. Resources for LGBT Youth and Homelessness
To learn more about California, as well as national resources, visit: http://www.aliforneycenter.org/resources.html
13. Resource: Trevor GLBT 24-Hour Crisis Line
A hotline for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered youth, for youth who are questioning their sexual identity, and for youth in crisis. Trevor 24-Hour Crisis Line: (800) 850-8078.
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