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Debunking the Myth of Asexuality
Historically, asexuality is a sexual orientation (of about 750 million people at last check) mired in myth and misunderstanding. What many have assumed is a disorder others say is just how some people are wired. David Jay, who identifies as asexual, wanted to start a conversation to drop some knowledge into the mix. In 2001, he launched Asexual Visibility & Education…
The Oldest LGBTQ Organization in the US
According to a recent survey, around 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, a community that is also more likely to be the target of hate crimes than any other minority group. The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) has been working for 37 years to change that. HMI began after a 15-year-old was beaten and thrown from a homeless shelter for being gay…
Harvard Grads Open Student-Run Homeless Shelter for Young Adults
Being homeless is obviously tough, but it can be especially hard as a young adult. Aged out of foster care, young adults are left to adult homeless shelters where their age makes them more vulnerable than older adults. Sarah Rosenkrantz and Sam Greenberg – recent graduates of Harvard – opened Y2Y Harvard Square, a student-run homeless shelter for young adults, to offer an alternative solution.…
Best Day Project is a Suicide Prevention Project That Will Help You Keep Your Head Up
Grace Kim grew up in a community where being gay was unacceptable. At age 4 they already knew they didn’t fit within the gender binary (Kim uses gender-neutral pronouns), and the trauma led them to become selectively mute for almost 20 years. They were severely depressed and suicidal. They decided that before they committed suicide they would have one amazing day.…
Prisons Are Being Turned Into Youth Community Centers
When six prisons closed near his home in rural Laurinburg, North Carolina, Noran Sanford didn’t want the spaces to remain dormant and unused. He launched GrowingChange in 2011, an organization dedicated to community development and reducing recidivism. The organization is based out of one of the former prisons. After Sanford and some of his youth participants pitched his idea to the…
Breaking Bread: Where We Create & Celebrate Unexpected Friendships
Dear readers, We’d like to formally introduce you to our story category, Breaking Bread. This is where (seemingly) unlikely friendships take off, where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy some company. In a time when so much energy is being put into polarizing and stoking divides, we believe highlighting stories of folks finding brightness in each other…
