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.

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

The Fetzer Institute says its mission is “to foster awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community.” Contact Amy Ferguson.

Sept. 27, 2009, The Vancouver Sun article about the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit where the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu jointly received the Fetzer Prize for Love and Forgiveness.

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