Campaign Corner: Religious Homophobia, Young Sexual Identities

Published October 21, 2013

Campaign Corner: Religious Homophobia, Young Sexual Identities

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A large percentage of homeless youth are LGBT-identified, leaving them more vulnerable than their peers to homelessness, sexual exploitation, exclusion from education, poverty, drug abuse, and suicide. Over the last 20 years, … While the …
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Michael Fine: City's historic tobacco ban helps youth

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Thanks to a grassroots network of organizations that includes Tobacco Free Providence, the Providence Mayor's Substance Abuse Prevention Council and the City of Providence Healthy Communities Office, fewer youth will have access to the deluge of new …
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If cheap beer causes problems, why keep it cheap?

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The argument against these two sentences will pivot on the definition of the word “problem.” That's unfortunate. Having a “problem” doesn't mean suffering from a “crisis.” A crisis puts officials … As Mark Kleiman, a student of the problem and a …
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