This 17-year-old came out to dad — who confessed he’s gay, too. Do they tell mom?
His father only married a woman for “social and family reasons.”

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Creighton Student Finds Note on Door: ‘Kill Yourself…Gays are Not Welcome in Nebraska’

A student at Creighton University is sharing a note he received on his dorm room door.

The note read: “F**king fag. Kill yourself. Leave our school. Gays are not welcome in Nebraska or Creighton!!!”

Joseph Gray shared the note on Facebook and Snapchat and with WOWT 6 News:

After finding the note on his door, he took it to the university in hopes of finding who is responsible.

“I have to go on the street and worry about it every day,” Gray said. “I shouldn’t have to come back to where I sleep and worry about what I’m going to see.”

The university is investigating what happened, sending a statement to students Friday that read in part, “The incident is a breach of the Jesuit values we all share as the Creighton community, values which bind us all in the common mission of ensuring Creighton is a safe, respectful, inclusive place.”

“To tell someone to just kill themselves is not OK,” Gray said.

Gray said he wants Creighton to show more commitment to helping LGBTQ students. Either way, he is hoping others can hear his story.

The university’s Office of Equity and Inclusion is investigating the incident.

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Creighton Student Finds Note on Door: ‘Kill Yourself…Gays are Not Welcome in Nebraska’

Wyoming Residents Don Tutus to Show LGBT Support

Communities around the state threw tutu-wearing parties in response to Sen. Mike Enzi’s comments that a man in a tutu is asking for a fight.

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/4/30/wyoming-residents-don-tutus-show-lgbt-support

Samantha Bee Skewers Trump, Ponders What Might Have Been

And hosts a “former president” at her Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

www.advocate.com/media/2017/4/30/samantha-bee-skewers-trump-ponders-what-might-have-been

東京レインボープライド開幕、LGBTQ当事者たちが思い語る 「自己アピールの必要なくなるくらい普通に接してくれたら」
「我々も普通の人と何ひとつ変わることなく、頑張って生きているんだということを理解してもらい、普通に接してもらえたら嬉しいと思います」（三ツ矢雄二さん）

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www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/04/29/trp2017_n_16331772.html

Trump Gets Tweaked Aplenty at Correspondents' Dinner

The president didn’t attend, but that didn’t keep comic Hasan Minhaj from lampooning the elephant who wasn’t in the room.

www.advocate.com/media/2017/4/29/trump-gets-tweaked-aplenty-correspondents-dinner

Day Two of Time to THRIVE Features Breakout Workshops, Panels and Guest Speakers

Day two of HRC Foundation’s fourth annual Time to THRIVE Conference wrapped on Saturday after a day full of featured speakers, breakout workshops and panels and a screening of Gender Revolution, a documentary that explores deeply personal stories, as well as the scientific, cultural and historical understanding of gender.

In its fourth year, the premier event addresses safety, inclusion and well-being for LGBTQ and questioning youth, and brings together youth-serving professionals to discuss best practices for working with and caring for LGBTQ youth and their families in schools, community centers, healthcare settings, and beyond. The annual event is held in partnership with the American Counseling Association and the National Education Association, with AT&T and Toyota as presenting sponsors.

During the morning plenary, attendees heard from Dr. Eliza Byard, Executive Director of GLSEN; Dr. Kathleen Ethier of the CDC; HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools Director Johanna Eager; Erin O’Flaherty, the first openly lesbian contestant to compete at Miss America and suicide prevention advocate; and HRC Youth Ambassadors Justin Jones, Val Weisler, Tyler Eilts, Zachary Mallory, Roddy Biggs and Alex Cooper.

Thank you Dr Ethier @CDC_DASH for years of work for #teenhealth! Great presenting w/you at #TimeToTHRIVE, look forward to progress ahead. t.co/Q78EhgQDfo

— Eliza Byard (@EByard) April 29, 2017

The Time to THRIVE contingent spent the remainder of the morning in breakout workshops and training sessions.

The lunch plenary featured speakers including Scott Sapperstein, AT&T Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs; Nayeff Hrebid and Btoo Al Lami, whose inspiring Logo TV documentary Out of Iraq won a Daytime Emmy award; and HRC Youth Ambassadors Paolo Veloso, Justin Jones, Tyler Yun, Javier Cifuentes Monzón and Adriana Ibanez. 

@ATT @ATTJobs is honored to be the co-presenting sponsor of #timetothrive @ConnectToGood pic.twitter.com/SM4lG1ivUs

— Scott Sapperstein (@sapperstein) April 28, 2017

 

So happy our film is winning today with Emmy #lovewins

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Additionally, Charles Blow, op-ed columnist at the New York Times and CNN commentator, sat down with HRC Senior Program Specialist for HIV Prevention and Health Equity Noël Gordon to discuss the intersectionality of racial prejudice and the LGBTQ community, bisexual erasure and the roles faith and family in our identities.

 

New York Times op-ed columnist and CNN commentator @CharlesMBlow spoke at Time to THRIVE on the intersectionality of racial prejudice and the #LGBTQ community, bisexual erasure and the roles faith and family in our identities. #TimeToTHRIVE #LGBT #Bisexual #NewYorkTimes #CNN

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Following afternoon breakout workshops, the evening concluded with a screening of the National Geographic documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric.

To learn more, visit TimeToTHRIVE.org, and watch more videos on HRC’s YouTube channel. Read more about day one at Time to THRIVE here.

Time to THRIVE is the premier national convening of educators and youth-serving professionals to build awareness and cultural competency, learn current and emerging best practices and gather resources from leading experts and national organizations in the field. Time to THRIVE takes place April 28-30, 2017 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. 

Great to talk about program evaluation and impact of data on special LGBTQ communities, like athletes, with the @APA at #TimeToTHRIVE

— Athlete Ally (@AthleteAlly) April 29, 2017

 

Today I had the opportunity to meet Eliza Byard, (on left) and Erin O’Flathery (on right) they have both been huge roles models in my life and are huge advocates in the #lgbt community. #TimeToTHRIVE

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