Born to Shine: 10 Empowering Tips for LGBTQ+ Students
Billy (he/they) is a 16-year-old advocate from Washington. Their passion for advocacy centers around their dream of a world where inclusive sex education is accessible to everyone. When he’s not…
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Meet the 2024 Class of HRC Youth Ambassadors
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Program is pleased to announce the 2024 class of HRC Youth Ambassadors: Phi, Lily, Louise, Sai, Billy, Ray, Rehman, Kiki, Eris, and Hildie.
How 2024 Could Make or Break LGBTQ+ Youth Rights: A Youth Ambassador’s Perspective
Kiki (she/her) is a junior in high school on the east coast and a member of the HRCF 2023-2024 Youth Ambassador Cohort.
Color Your World: Unveiling the Joyful Journey of Our New Coloring Book
At a time when so many young folks are inundated with hateful and divisive rhetoric, we must find ways to bring joy. As a grandmother, I think about how their…
US District Court Enjoins New Title IX Rule in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho, Blocking Enforcement of Federal Civil Rights Law for LGBTQ+ Students
The injunction blocks enforcement only in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho, leaving enforcement of federal protections in place for other LGBTQ+ students across the country. Students in these states can…
Reading With Pride: An Inclusive Booklist for Students
Pride Month celebrates the lives, accomplishments, and potential of the LGBTQ+ community. People deserve to be seen, heard, and affirmed, and these titles offer affirmation for young readers. Books help…
Observing National Foster Care Month By Celebrating New Strides
This piece was written jointly by Jose Soto (he/him), HRC's digital content specialist, and Phii (they/them), HRC's All Children- All Families program director, with additional information provided by Kendall Kalustyan,…
Do Not Let the Names of Trans and Non-Binary Youth Become a Memory
A year and a half before Nex Benedict’s death, I was among the folks who sounded the alarm about the divisive rhetoric, laws and policies in Oklahoma, which had resulted…
HRC Releases New Poll Showing Majority of Oklahomans Want Ryan Walters Removed, as HRC Launches Aggressive “Remove Ryan Walters” Campaign to Protect Oklahoma’s LGBTQ+ Youth from Harassment and Bullying in Schools
NEW POLL: Majority of Oklahomans Support State Legislators Impeaching & Removing Walters; nearly twice as many disapprove of Walters’ job performance as approve (55% disapprove versus 29% approve)
360° campaign…
ICYMI: Extremist Hate-Peddler & OK Library Advisory Board Appointee Libs Of TikTok Rattled by Call Out from Chasten Buttigieg
Following Her Appointment By State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Right Wing Influencer Chaya Raichik (Libs Of TikTok) is Facing Mounting Scrutiny for Her Role in Making Oklahoma Schools Less Safe for…
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