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Apr 4, 2018

High Risk, Few Resources: Bisexual Kids Lack Help When They Need It Most

This article originally appeared in ReWire.news on April 4, 2018. In early March, 12-year-old Andy Leach of Mississippi died by suicide. The causes of death by suicide are never fully known. But there is evidence that he had been struggling at school after telling his peers that he thought he might be bisexual. He experienced bullying and harassment there as a result. And Andy wasn’t alone: Bisexual young people (who make up the largest proportion of LGB students) face intens

Nov 16, 2017

7+ Reasons Why Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Queer People Need to Sign Up For Health Insurance Thi

This essay originally appeared on Medium.com on November 15, 2017. It was also published in the Huffington Post. It’s the most wonderful time of the year: open enrollment season! ♫Silver plans, silver plans. It’s healthcare time in the city.♫ Etc. Despite the Trump Administration trying to Ebeneezer Scrooge its way out of having to actually provide affordable health care coverage for the American public, the enrollment period to sign up for insurance is now open from November

Oct 16, 2017

Bisexual Women Say #MeToo

This essay first appeared on Medium.com on October 16, 2017. **Content note: sexual violence** On Sunday night, women took to social media to say “#MeToo,” confirming their places among the staggering numbers who’ve experienced sexual violence. Study after study after nationally representative study finds that bisexual women in particular report higher percentages of sexual assault, rape, intimate partner and domestic violence than lesbian and heterosexual women. The data is

May 25, 2017

New Report: LGBTQ Elders Show Resilience Despite Barriers To Successful Aging

This article originally appeared on Huffington Post on May 25, 2017. The two women’s stories shared in this video demonstrate the challenges that LGBT elders face as they age. Tina and Jackie were born in the same Virginia town in 1947. Despite their similar beginnings, the women’s lives take very different turns and a lifetime of discrimination, lost wages, lack of family recognition, and more add up to create substantial difficulties for Jackie. Jackie’s story is all too co

Apr 5, 2016

At the Intersections: The unique experiences of bisexual youth experiencing homelessness.

This article appears in full in At the Intersections. Please visit the site for the full text and citations and to read more about the experiences of LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness and how to support their success. The largest proportion of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experiencing homelessness identify as bisexual: in a recent study of street outreach programs by the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 20.0% of youth identified as bisexual, comp

May 23, 2013

The Affordable Care Act and LGBT Families: Everything You Need to Know

This guide first appeared on the Center for American Progress on May 23, 2013. Please visit that site to read more, view the citations, and learn more about the Affordable Care Act. President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA, into law on March 23, 2010. Many Americans have already benefited from the ACA, and millions more will benefit as the law fully comes into effect. By January 1, 2014, the law’s provisions will be underway, ensuri

Sep 14, 2010

Futile Arguments: Lawrence v. Texas and the Supreme Court Bar

This article first appeared in the Modern American in September 2010. For the full text, with citations, please visit that site. I am a third year law student, gearing up to face a bleak legal job market, a bleaker economy, and almost two hundred thousand dollars in student debt. I entered law school from the Peace Corps with a clear goal: to be an advocate for gender and sexual minorities through public policy, legislative drafting, or appellate litigation. Now to make that

Jan 26, 2010

Sex Is Not Enough: How Schroer Teaches Us That Transgender Employees Need Explicit Protection From D

This article first appeared in the Dartmouth Journal of Gender and the Law in January 2010. For the full article with citations, please email Heron at herongreenesmith@gmail.com or complete the CONTACT form. On June 26, 2008, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on transgender employment discrimination. Among the speakers was retired Colonel Diane Schroer of the United States Army. In 2004, Schroer was hired by the

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