”He was a small young man. His heart showed slight swelling. It was slightly enlarged. This was a secondary finding.” Latest update from KSAX about...
Lance’s father called KSAX and said he received a call from the coroner saying...
For young LGBT people, or simply those perceived to be, 2010 was a chilling year as headline after headline reported on those of them who...
In the past few months, Washington D.C. has seen a rise in the number homeless LGBT youth. Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart talks with several locals...
”Well, I went over to him say, what’s going on here?…And you know, I was ready to punch one of them with my left...
”Seriously, they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves. The only way im wearing it for them is if they all commit...
In a letter to educators released Oct. 26, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali provides guidance to educators on, among other topics,...
In a letter to educators to be released today, Oct. 26, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will provide guidance to the...
”We’ve always reached out to a variety of actors and athletes and celebrities to appear on the show, and our programming has always appealed to...
”I felt like I was being asked to go back into the closet. And that’s a terrifying place to be. My first reaction was absolute...
Metro Weekly reporter Justin Stewart talks with Andrew Barnett, executive director of D.C.'s Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) and several SMYAL youths about the...
Charles Robbins never attempted suicide. Growing up in Denver and struggling as a gay youth, however, Robbins found solace in alcohol. ''I remember my first...
Discussion of LGBT bullying and youth suicide has led to increased efforts by organizations and individuals to eliminate – or, at least, lessen – both....
''It has been unbelievably painful to have these kind of daily reminders,'' Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Student Education Network (GLSEN),...
Every 18 minutes, one person ''completes'' suicide. ''We use the word 'completed' rather than 'committed' because committed makes it sound like a crime and that...