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  • We stand with Trans Youth in North Carolina

    Advocates for Youth stands with all transgender and gender expansive people, especially youth, who live in North Carolina and are now subjected to the recently-passed discriminatory and ill-conceived…

  • Alyssa

    My story isn’t special or any different, but it’s amongst the many others here and I find solidarity to be important in a time of confusion, stress and sometimes turmoil.

  • Amanda

    I’m a mother of 3 wonderful children. An 11 year old daughter, 8 year old son and almost 2 year old son.

  • Christine

    I grew up in a somewhat religious house hold but a very religious city. I was 16 and I was dating a 23 year old.. gangster.

  • Anonymous

    I had just turned 23 when I realized I was pregnant. I hadn’t even been with my boyfriend for a year yet and things were already rocky.

  • Sar

    I had an abortion just over a month ago. It has been the worst month of my life and I can never imagine feeling worse.

  • Anonymous

    My life was all lollipops and rainbows, until I met him.

  • Corinne S

    At age 22 I understood myself as Lesbian.

  • Melissa

    I was 35 with a 18,14 and 6 year old. Just graduated with my Bachelor in Social Work and landed a great job.