South Texas LGBTQ Coalition

Dying to be Perfect: Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ Community Research reveals that gay men represent about five percent of the total male population, but 42 percent of men with eating disorders are gay.

This Is What Domestic Violence Is Like When You're LGBT What happens when your same-sex partner controls, beats, or abuses you? BuzzFeed News spoke to survivors and the only national charity trying to help others like them.

It’s Time to Talk About Su***de in LGBTQ Communities | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness Many in the LGBTQ community experience bullying, violence, discrimination and social rejection due to their sexual or gender identity. Even worse, many can endure discriminatory or ignorant attitudes from doctors or counselors when trying to seek help. Targeted prevention strategies are needed if we...

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6th Annual Teens Against Domestic Violence 6th Annual Teens Against Domestic Violence

Now accepting presentation proposals for LGBTQ+ History Month 2018!! Please inbox if you would like to collaborate on this upcoming event.

Support group information

Ray of Light Anxiety and Depression Support Group of Laredo, Texas would like to remind you of the monthly support group meeting in English. Adults suffering from anxiety and/ or depression are welcome to attend. Meetings are free and confidential.
The next support group meeting in Spanish will take place Monday, September 18th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Holding Institute in Downtown Laredo. Please help spread the word. Call 956-307-2014 if you have any questions.

*If you are in crisis, please seek help immediately. You can call the Su***de Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center, text MHA to 741741, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.

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We just got back from the Haynes Rec Center and these are the following items needed:
*Laundry detergent (any kind)
*Underwear for men and woman (all sizes) brand new and packaged ONLY
*New shirts for men and women (all sizes)
*New toys and stuffed animals for children (2yrs-8yrs old) no board games needed yet.
*New and packaged pillows and blankets (any kind, any size)

They are well stocked with water so that is no longer a necessity. Please share and bring what you can. Many are still here living in the center. No drop off after 8:30pm please.
Laredo, you are the BEST! Thank you.

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Q***r Public Health - Whitman-Walker Health Q***r Public Health (QPH) podcast is a monthly podcast produced by Tagg Magazine, a media company dedicated to serving “Everything le***an, q***r, and under the rainbow.” QPH is your resource for q***r health and wellness in the news. In partnership with Whitman-Walker Health, this podcast was creat...

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City of San Francisco Bans Travel to Texas Over Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Law The bathroom bill may be dead—at least for now—but Texas continues to face fallout over an anti-LGBTQ adoption law signed by Governor Greg Abbott in May.

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Laredo youth, we want to hear your voices! Biweekly we will be featuring a local youth and their expressions or opinions on a topic. Submissions can be in the form of artwork, poetry, video, music, photography, open letter, pretty much any form that can be expressed through social media(16 and older only). Topics and ideas will be posted on Sunday and the featured person with full credits will be on Friday. Submissions must be submitted to our FB messenger or our email [email protected]
💡Here's a topic/idea to start with: What do you feel Laredo needs more of?

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Aquí Estamos announces 3rd annual LGBTQ conference in RGV Registration is 100% free