Youth Today

Forty years after Stonewall, the average age for coming out has dropped from 32 to 14. In response, LGBT youth service providers have arisen throughout the country. Yet, as these same providers will tell you, these are the best and the worst of times for our young people.

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[lizithepoet]

my school doesnt like us doing the day of silence but this year they felt like they had to also it was a straight ally me who set everyhting i really think that help and the day of silence is hard for so many people and i was mad fun of for weeks because the thought i was lesbian and i couldnt say anything it was hard but worth it

[DuhhDrea]

This Is So Great... Made Me Cry. It Opens My Eyes To So Much More. Being Queer Isnt The Easyest Thing To Do But It Who We Are And How We're Born. But Times Are Gunna Change. Espeically At My School. I'll Make Sure Of It ^^

-Drea<3 Queers Rule!

[dreof92]

My school would never go for supporting this doing a day of silence and all that. I'm really saddened by that so i take on myself, my friend who is bi and I -gay- we set everything up we send e-mails to all our friend and i give out the leaflets and that school day or the next if there is no school we get a lot of participation.

[0DarkByakko0]

My school hasn't participated in the Day of Silence, so far as I have been there, but once summer ends, I fully intend to do something about it.

Thanks for the video, I hope more people can understand the struggle, and help do something about it.

[chris4umiami]

Great clip, thanks

[heartbent]

This is fantastic, I hope it get widely dispersed. Thanks for spotlighting LGBTQ P(and esp youth)OC