Breaking up is rarely fun. Neither is figuring out what to do after a relationship is dead and buried. Do you cut your ex off completely? Try to stay friends? Hook-up from time to time?

There's no one answer that works for everyone. But for gay teens there is often an added complication: your ex might be one of the few people who you are out to or who supported you for being gay. Add that to the fact that you simply might not know a lot of GLBT teens, and the idea of totally breaking off communication with an ex often becomes even trickier.

As a result of lot of gay teens stay friends with someone they used to date. Keep reading...

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The book, Get That Freak, paints a clear picture of how teens experience homophobia and transphobia in high schools everyday.

Based on existing research, as well as on 16 interviews with GLBT teens, Get That Freak explores the impact of heterosexism, and harassment and bullying of gay youth. Keep reading...

Homophobia doesn't only hurt the gay community. In fact, people both gay and straight can be harmed by biased, or discriminatory, views.

Want some specific examples? How about the fact that homophobia:

• enforces rigid gender roles.
• can make it harm to make close friendships with the same sex.
• pressures teens into having sex (with the opposite sex) to prove that they are "normal."
• targets people who are perceived by others as GLBT but who are actually straight.
• makes it hard to be a straight-ally, since straight people who are otherwise supportive of the GLBT community are afraid to speak up.

Can you think of any other ways that homophobia hurts everyone? Share them in the comments!

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Anti-gay bullying is far too common. In fact, the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network reports that nine out of ten GLBT students have been bullied for their sexual orientation or gender identity! Whether it is in person, or online, gay teens deserve to live their lives without harassment. Keep reading...

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