We feature in-depth journalism, news analysis, profiles of young community organizers, opinion pieces by young leaders, cultural coverage, and we amplify the best of dozens of other independent media -- webzines, campus, high school papers, and blogs -- created by a new generation of journalists and activists. Our stories foster dialogue, challenge stereotypes, inspire action, and give young people a voice in the media.
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I remember when I first heard the word “Lesbian”.
I was 12 years old, backed up against the schoolyard wall and surrounded by classmates as they were calling me a lesbian. I had no clue what they...
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“Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if boys had vaginas and girls had penises?”
Eating skittles under a kidney-shaped table, I peeked out under my Bible costume at my apparently sexually advanced friend....
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