A recent article in The New York Times looks at the increasingly commonplace phenomenon of LGBT youths coming out in middle school.
"Just how they're faring in a world that wasn't expecting them -- and that isn't so sure a 12-year-old can know if he's gay -- is a complicated question that defies simple geographical explanations," writes Benoit Denizet-Lewis. "... What is clear is that for many gay youth, middle school is more survival than learning -- one parent of a gay teenager I spent time with likened her child's middle school to a 'war zone.'
In Colorado, one resource for gay youth is Rainbow Alley, a drop-in center for 12-21-year-olds which provides health services, counseling and referal, youth-led events and activities, and life resources in a safe and supportive space.
