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Minus18 - This is Where We Belong (by Minus18TV)

Minus18 is Australia’s largest support network for Gay, Lesbian and Trans teenagers all over Australia.

Let’s be real, being gay can sometimes seem pretty lonely, which is why we’re here to help you connect with other people just like you. Our crew of over 40 teens run underage dance parties, workshops, social events and website for young people all throughout Victoria.

Each year we change the lives of thousands of same sex attracted and gender diverse young people. Imagine a room full of 500 other gay teens. Are you next? Basically, Minus18 is a place you can be yourself. You don’t have to be queer to get involved, just friendly.

Online

Our website supports more than 70,000 people from all around Australia each and every year. Whether it’s through connecting young people to each other, providing resources, or sharing information on Melbourne events, our Minus18.org.au is at the core of all the work we do.
If you’re under 21, sign up now.

Dance Events

Our Melbourne dance parties are the largest gay and lesbian youth events in Australia. Amazing Djs, live performances, chill out areas, and of course, the chance to meet 500 other gay and lesbian teens - there’s really no reason not to come along. 
Check out the next dance event.

Social Events and Workshops

Our social events and workshops in Melbourne are a little bit more relaxed. We’re talking movie nights, health and wellbeing workshops and cafe hangouts. These are a chance to slow down, and really get to know everyone else.
Check out the next social events.

Resources

We’ve released a series of successful resources and campaigns to support other services and schools in making a stand against homophobia, and supporting sexual and gender diversity:

We’ve released a series of posters as a first step in showing other people that you support sexual and gender diversity.

All these posters are designed and produced by the Minus18 young people.

Stand Out is a step by step guide for students wanting to reduce homophobia in their school. Featuring personal stories of students who have created change, and tips to make change without compromising your own safety.

This is available for download, or you can order copies by contacting the Safe Schools Coalition Victoria

OMG I’m Queer is a street magazine and resource for same sex attracted and gender diverse young people living in the City of Melbourne.

Created by young people, OMG I’m Queer takes on sexuality and gender identity, exploring them with real life experiences and attitude. Featuring contributions from comedian Tom Ballard, headspace and Ygender, OMG I’m Queer is something you’ve never seen before.

These are your stories.

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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell | #msnbc |: # Video: #Catholics for #gay #marriage

Transcript of video:

»> in the “rewrite” tonight, it is time to rewrite political pundits and perhaps your understanding of american catholics. political pundits everywhere, including on this network, are constantly talking about the so-called catholic vote, as if it is more conservative than the norm, as if it is somehow different than the norm, a subset worth describing in and of itself, the catholic vote. i have for years invade against this thinking, pointing out they support abortion rights in the same proportion as the rest of the country does, but getting political pundits to use facts instead of cliches has been no easy task. so the cliche remains in our political discussion that catholics are more conservative than the general population. please know from this point forward that every time you hear a pundit say that, he does not know who he is talking about. a valuable addition to our understanding of the thinking of american catholics has arrived in the form of a new study about catholic attitudes on gay and lesbian issues. the big finding here according to robert jones, one of the authors of the study, is that american catholics are at least five points more supportive than the general public across a range of gay and lesbian issues. let’s begin where any study of catholics must, sin. a majority of catholics, 56%, believe that sexual relations between two adults of the same gender is not a sin. repeat. not a sin. that’s ten points more than the general population. catholics also score higher levels of support for these issues, nearly three quarters, 73%, favor laws that would protect gay and lesbian people against discrimination in the workplace. 63% of catholics support allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. 63% of catholics. 60% of catholics support allowing gays and lesbian couples to adopt children. 60% of catholics in favor of gay adoptions. now, you would never, ever know this listening to the way catholic voter attitudes arer roen usually discussed by pundits, and catholics are more supportive of recognition of same sex relationships than any other group of christians, and the general population. nearly three quarters of catholics support allowing gay marriage or same sex civil unions. only 22% say there should be no legal recognition of gay couples’ relationships. and catholics don’t like the way the catholic church and other religions treat the issue of homosexuality. 70% of american catholics say that messages from america’s places of worship contribute to higher rates of suicide among gay and lesbian youth. 70% of catholics think that messages from our churches actually contribute to the suicide rate of gay and lesbian kids. well, what is this catholic group? is this some weird subset of the population, some little cult? did i forget to mention that catholic is the largest single religion in the united states? the largest! so the people we’re talking about here, as much as glenn beck, sarah palin and ann coulter want to deny it are real americans, they are liberal americans. they are liberal catholic americans. they’re not some weird lefty cult. 70% of the people in the biggest religion in america believe that america’s places of worship contribute to higher rates of suicide among gay and lesbian youth. 56% of the people in the biggest religion in america believe that homosexuality is not a sin. and 74% of the biggest religion in america supports marriage or civil unions for gay people. when glenn beck and sarah palin say people that think that are not real americans, understand that glenn beck and sarah palin are slandering three quarters of american catholics, and when glenn beck slanders those millions and millions and millions of liberal american catholics, he does so because he believes he is religiously superior to them. he believes he achieved this superiority by becoming a mormon, a religion founded in upstate new york by a polygamist that insisted that every known branch of christianity, including ka thol sichl is wrong. beck didn’t invent religious superiority, and what beck knows nothing about is what real americans actually think.