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Nov 19, 20193 min read

FCC Chairman Pai Proposes 988 Code for National Suicide Prevention

For LGBTQ+ people living in the United States, suicide is nothing less than a pandemic. For the general population, suicide is one of the...

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Jun 21, 20183 min read

The internet must be made safer for the LGBT community

Originally Published in The Mercury News, The East Bay Times, and SiliconValley.com, June 20, 2018 The LGBT community heard Mark...

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Dec 4, 20173 min read

A New App for Kids Launched Today

Today, Facebook released Messenger Kids, a new app that makes it easier for kids to safely video chat and message with family and...

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Nov 8, 20166 min read

Requiring All States to Report Data from NVDRS can help better understand and ultimately prevent the

November 7, 2016 Leroy A. Richardson Information Collection Review Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road...

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Jul 7, 20162 min read

For Homeless LGBTQ Youth, Simply Having A Phone Can Be Life-Changing.

ThinkProgress has published a fascinating series on the state of homelessness in Washington, D.C. According to ThinkProgress there are...

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Jan 26, 20163 min read

Life-saving Healthcare for LGBT People — Telehealth

We can do an extraordinary number of things with our phones. They are lifelines that serve as our emergency contacts, maps, planners,...

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Jan 8, 20162 min read

NYC’s Links Vital for LGBT

In the summer of 2011, the United Nations declared access to the internet not only a necessity but a human right in modern society. This...

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Jul 5, 20151 min read

For Homeless LGBTQ Teens, a Phone Can Be a Lifesaver – WIRED

WHEN CHRISTOPHER WOOD was a teenager growing up in Virginia, he came out to his parents as gay. They rejected him and kicked him out of...

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Jan 29, 20152 min read

Institute’s Connect 4 Life Program Completes First Funding Round

Institute’s Connect 4 Life Program Completes First Funding Round Effort to Support Homeless LGBT Youth to Launch in D.C. This Quarter...

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