July 16, 2013 The Huffington Post article about an exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York detailing the street stories of LGTBQ people since 1969.

July 9, 2009, NBCNews.com blog post about a faith-based group that was opposed to the Boy Scouts of America’s decision regarding gay members starting an alternative group to the Boy Scouts.

Oct. 26, 2009, The New York Times article about the frequency with which young runaways have to resort to the sex trade.

Sept. 23, 2009, The New York Times Magazine article about young boys and girls coming out in middle school.

June 25, 2009, Associated Press article posted on FoxNews.com about the “exorcism” of a gay teenager by a group of Connecticut church elders in 2009. The article includes video of the “exorcism.”

March 2006 report published by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force about “ex-gay” Christian ministries and how they affect LGBT youth.

October 2006 report published by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on the subject of Hell Houses, many of them held in churches around Halloween, and the effects they have on youth attitudes toward LGBT people.

Read an April 5, 2013, article published by Reuters about Pope Francis’ first statement on clergy sex abuse. He urged the church to “act decisively” when dealing with accusations of sexual misconduct.

YouthResource, a project of Advocates for Youth, is a website by and for LGBT youth.