We give a damn

In January 2003 my mom and I were forced to move out of our apartment. We ended up moving in with my godmother who then turned around and kicked us out too. After living in a shelter…

In January 2003, my mom and I were forced to move out of our apartment. We ended up moving in with my godmother who then turns around and kicked us out too. After living in a shelter…

My life growing up was as far from simple as simple could be. At a very young age, I knew something was “different” about me from other boys my age but I could never…

My name is Shianne. I am a nineteen year old girl and I am deeply in love with my partner. For the past month we have been homeless and living in her 2004 explorer. My mother kicked…

When I was 14, I made the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. I knew I had to come out to my family and friends. I developed the courage one night during dinner to tell…

I care about equality, but the reason I joined this site today was Ms. Lauper’s essay on Huffington Post today about homeless youth and the prevalence of LGBTQ youth…

When I was 15, My parents got a divorce. It happened right before holiday season. My mother accepted me, and my father seemed like he disapproved of me being gay. My father…

I never used to talk about my experience as a young, gay kid in Colorado Springs, CO. It was just too painful, too personal for me to want to talk about. As I’ve grown …

When I was a teenager in the 1990s, I realized I needed to come out, but I had no one to talk too. I confided in a friend of mine, who betrayed my trust and told kids at my school.…

I have to say that from a young age I have wanted to try and help out with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. I grew up with a lesbian mother most of my life…