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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen

By Amber Leventry — 2019

For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.

Read on www.washingtonpost.com

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After Not Feeling ‘Queer Enough’ Kept Him Closeted, Pro Wrestler Logan Black Found Camaraderie in Coming Out

Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’

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I Love My Mastectomy Scars, But My Relationship with My Body Is More Complicated

Paige More gets real about what it was like to be a body positivity advocate who didn’t love her own body, and how she’s repairing her relationship with it now.

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Diversify Your Identity

Just like with financial diversification, you should also invest in several different areas of your identity.

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Opinion: Fear Mongering Around Sports Conceals Discrimination Against the Trans Community

It’s only halfway through the year, but state lawmakers across the nation have already proposed a record-breaking number of anti-trans laws. Many of these laws seek to restrict transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming medical care and participating in sports.

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I Changed My Body for My Sport. No Girl Should.

Women and girls are no longer content just to have a chance to play; we are demanding that sports be rebuilt altogether.

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Let's get physical: how women's sport can conquer body image

Body image issues ought to have no place in sports, but it stops many women from getting involved. It’s time to celebrate female bodies for what they can do.

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Body Image and Physical Activity

How you feel about your body can influence your physical activity participation.

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US Athletes on Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues

Now a college coach, when she was young girl, Misty Hyman first thought being athletic would be a way for her to feel more attractive, more confident. She believed that looking powerful and strong would make her beautiful. Then she hit her teenage years.

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Female Athletes Confront Body Image

At least one athlete on each team said either she or a teammate had struggled or continues to struggle with eating disorders or body image issues during college.

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Body Image Issues Can Impact Athletes at a Young Age

Body image issues are not unusual in athletes and can start at a young age. Negative consequences of poor body image include quitting sports, eating disorders, and low self esteem.

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LGBTQIA Children