according to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit advocacy group for LGBTQ+ youth. That year, 13 percent of those young people actually attempted suicide. As a survivor of suicide and as a parent of an out trans teen, that
It has been the toughest 4 1/2 months of my life and still counting. Nobody is aware of what i am going through. I am too ashamed, embarrassed or whatever you may call it to tell anyone, especially my family. I am a single mom, too. I already had two little boys when I met...
I get called all kinds of obscene names, loser, selfish brat and every other name you can think of, and she slaps and punches me, while also completely controlling my life at the same time, since I’m not old enough to drive and my dad is always working, so I can’t really get a...
Lice crawled in her black hair. It was the worst case of neglect Holste had ever seen. He carried her out and had her rushed to the hospital. Detectives determined that Danielle Crockett was almost 7. For years, she had been kept behind a closed door, in a space the size of a walk...
As I got to my teen years, I had a little taste of physical abuse. It had affected my life. Even though I learned to become strong and continued my education, it hurts inside to the point where my heart wants to tear apart. I feel she is getting worse and that she is continuing...