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*[http://www.centerforsexualjustice.org/2015/09/29/michigan-teen-arrested-for-grindr-hookup-homophobia-and-why-we-shouldnt-criminalize-queer-youth/ Michigan Teen Arrested for Grindr Hookup: Homophobia and Why We Shouldn’t Criminalize Queer Youth]
::Late last week four Michigan men were arrested for allegedly hooking-up with a teenage boy. Eighteen-year-old Cody Swatling is among four men facing felony charges for engaging in sexual acts with the 15–year–old, whom he met on the gay app Grindr. (David Booth - [[CSJ]], US) <!-- Added 9-30-15 -->
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/danny-pintauro-hiv-positive_5602ffb9e4b08820d91b635a?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay%2BVoices&section=gay-voices 'Who's The Boss?' Star Danny Pintauro Reveals He Is HIV-Positive]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/danny-pintauro-hiv-positive_5602ffb9e4b08820d91b635a?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay%2BVoices&section=gay-voices 'Who's The Boss?' Star Danny Pintauro Reveals He Is HIV-Positive]
::Former [[Gay child actors|child star]] Danny Pintauro revealed that he has been living with a big secret for more than a decade: He is HIV-positive. (Lisa Capretto - The Huffington Post, US) <!-- Added 9-28-15 -->  
::Former [[Gay child actors|child star]] Danny Pintauro revealed that he has been living with a big secret for more than a decade: He is HIV-positive. (Lisa Capretto - The Huffington Post, US) <!-- Added 9-28-15 -->  
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::The ABC Family series broadcast a kiss between two 13-year-old characters named Jude and Connor, which may qualify as the youngest same-sex kiss to ever air on U.S. television. (James Michael Nichols - The Huffington Post) <!-- Added 3-5-15 -->  
::The ABC Family series broadcast a kiss between two 13-year-old characters named Jude and Connor, which may qualify as the youngest same-sex kiss to ever air on U.S. television. (James Michael Nichols - The Huffington Post) <!-- Added 3-5-15 -->  


*[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/kentucky-state-senator-proposes-2500-bounty-on-each-trans-kid-caught-in-wrong-bathroom/ Kentucky state senator proposes $2,500 bounty on each trans kid caught in ‘wrong’ bathroom]
::A Kentucky Republican State Senator is sponsoring a bill that would entitle students who find transgender individuals in the bathrooms of their chosen gender to collect $2,500 in damages from the school, US News reports.(Scott Kaufman - U.S. News) <!-- Added 2-19-15 -->





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Late last week four Michigan men were arrested for allegedly hooking-up with a teenage boy. Eighteen-year-old Cody Swatling is among four men facing felony charges for engaging in sexual acts with the 15–year–old, whom he met on the gay app Grindr. (David Booth - CSJ, US)
Former child star Danny Pintauro revealed that he has been living with a big secret for more than a decade: He is HIV-positive. (Lisa Capretto - The Huffington Post, US)
White supremacists post video as 'proof civilisation is crumbling' (Joe Morgan - Gay Star News, UK)
Queer youth are not exempt from biased criminalization of sex crimes, a cruel irony given that sex offender registration was purportedly meant to protect children from dangerous predators. Research indicates queer youth are disproportionately targeted as a result of subtle discrimination. (Andrew Extein and David Booth, (Truthout, US)
Raymond Buys, 15, was beaten, forced to pick up his own faeces with his mouth, and chained to a bed. (The Gay Star News.)
The ABC Family series broadcast a kiss between two 13-year-old characters named Jude and Connor, which may qualify as the youngest same-sex kiss to ever air on U.S. television. (James Michael Nichols - The Huffington Post)



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