In UK, New initiative launched to tackle homelessness among LGBT youth

Four leading charities have announced the of a new to reduce among young .

The , known as ‘Jigsaw’, brings together the Housing, youth and support the , the mental organisation PACE and , which supports victims of crime.

A joint statement from the said: “Despite the greater of , is far from universal.

“Even in today, many young from their own family, from their own communities, and even physical attack.

“Furthermore, most offenders of are aged between 16 and 20″.

Michael Nastari, the co-ordinator of Jigsaw, and a director of Youth Prevention Network, commented: “The effects of and on young ’s lives can be devastating. As a result, they can fail to succeed in , miss out on and training, and suffer a range of mental issues.

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Global video mashup for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2009 hits the Internet

359 from 48 countries take part in massive global web to mark the IDAHO 2009

A to create a public awareness video for the International Day Against &; (IDAHO) on May 17 has attracted the of 359 from 48 countries across around the world. The is a joint undertaking of the -based IDAHO Committee and the social network .com, attracting 50,000 to its website within a month.

Said Louis-Georges Tin, founder of the IDAHO committee, “We are overwhelmed and, at the same time, humbled by this torrent of that has poured in from all four corners of the world since we kickstarted the in . have made the effort to go to such places as the Statue of Liberty, the Great Wall of , the , the Golden Gate , the , the and the to shoot their video, contributing to the spectacular you see in the .”

In , of the global community were invited to step out in front of the camera and in their own language introduce themselves, state where they are from and how proud they are to be , , or . The result is a video that sends the powerful message that individuals are present in every country, every society and every corner of the world. submitted videos in all of the world’s key languages, including Afrikaans, Arabic, Cantonese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil and even .

In addition to the of support from local communities from around the , renowned , , and web have also participated in the project. These include (in alphabetical order):

Hili: Iraqi now living in in and founder of the Iraqi- group
ANT: Host of reality series Fit Club and U.S. of ANT on ’s LOGO channel
Lizzy the Lezzy: Animated character with a cult following on
Michael Buckley: host of the show What the Buck, the 5th most subscribed comedy channel of all time on
Michael Kauch: German member of and coordinator of the and policy for the Free
Stephen Williams: British Liberal member of for Bristol West

Said Kenneth Tan, for .com, “Much has been said about 2.0 and netroots since the Proposition 8 against in California. This project was made possible only by the Internet, and we believe there are a limitless number of opportunities for the community to harness the power of the Internet to educate, raise awareness, promote , and to debunk myths. We have been honoured to with the IDAHO Committee in the of such an amazing project.”

Prior to the of the video, .com announced that it experienced a massive distributed of service (DDoS) attack which began at approximately 3.50am time on May 15, 2009, causing the entire website to be inaccessible.

A distributed of service attack occurs when a multitude of systems to flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system with illegitimate website requests. The flood of traffic by these requests cause the Internet bandwidth of the attacked site to be consumed to such an extent that the website is inaccessible to other legitimate users.

Said Kenneth Tan, .com , “The timing of this DDoS attack on .com is by no means a . We have been working for weeks on this high video campaign together with the Committee for the International Day Against and . The final product of this campaign, a public awareness video, was going to be launched on the campaign site at http://.com/idaho on Sunday. This is a well-timed, well-orchestrated assault by a large botnet with of PCs sending requests to our site. Engineers with our Internet Service Provider remarked they have never seen an attack of this intensity before. We deplore these unscrupulous actions by an organised group to harrass, intimidate and us for what we are doing.”

Added Tan, “Our technical staff are now working round the to restore services to legitimate users. In the meanwhile, we are going through our access logs, gathering information through various mechanisms and connecting the dots to identify the origin of the attacks. We will be working with officials to bring the cyberterrorists to justice.”

The video “IDAHO 2009: One Voice, One Message, Heard Around the World” is now accessible at: http://www..com/watch?v=m2Rp8ep_ezE

The Committee for the International Day Against and (IDAHO) is a network of , present in over 50 countries, who seek to promote the idea of an international day against and . This day has been recognized officially by a number of around the world and provides an opportunity for the movement across the world to unite in a powerful of collective .

.com was designed for of the , , and community as the world’s first website that designed for real with real an connections. The site aims to build an authentic social that helps maintain their with they actually know. Launched in May 2008, .com is headquartered in with a development team spread between Shanghai, and Bielefeld, .

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New UN plan to boost HIV services targets gay men and transgender people

Two agencies are launching a plan to provide increased -related information and services to men who have with men and , while stressing the need to make to treatment, care and support a reality for all.
The , spearheaded by the Joint UN Programme on / (UNAIDS) and the (UNDP), comes of the International Day Against , observed on 17 May.
“The case is clear and urgent,” said Jeffery O’Malley, Director of UNDP’s group. “If we are going to make for sexual a meaningful reality, we must work towards ending and . We must the legal and .”
In a issued today, the agencies noted that in many parts of the world, prevalence among men who have with men is more than 20 times higher than in the general .
In addition, studies show that prevention services reach only one tenth to one third of who engage in male activity. At the same time, there is growing evidence that the majority of new infections in many urban areas are among men who have with men.
“Yet, these same have limited access to -related information and services due to , , and other violations,” the agencies stated. “In many countries, they still criminal and lack access to justice.”
Paul De Lay, Deputy at , stressed the need for rigorous monitoring by countries of the evolution of their epidemics, and for tailoring to the needs of those most at .
“In many settings this will be men who have with men,” he said, adding that responses must be based on local epidemiological and to be effective.
The plan being launched – the Action Framework: for Men who have with Men and – outlines several factors that impede access to services, such as unwillingness on the part of and to in the sexual of sexual .
It also sets out how will work towards achieving through three main objectives – improving , strengthening the evidence base through better data, and reinforcing capacity and promoting to ensure broader and better responses.
In a message to mark the International Day, Michel Sidibé called for greater efforts to end and ensure the barriers that stop access to services are removed.
“I all to take steps to eliminate stigma and faced by men who have with men, and . They must also create social and legal environments that ensure for and enable to prevention, treatment, care and support,” he stated.
Mr. Sidibé added that while committed in the 2006 UN Political Declaration on / to removing legal barriers and passing laws to protect vulnerable , more than 80 countries still have that prohibits same behaviour.
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LGBT Youth to Call for Harvey Milk Day and More in Sacramento

Hundreds of youth from throughout California will gather in Sacramento to educate and in support of the Day Bill, SB 572, and the Mental Access for At- Youth Bill, SB 543. More than 200 youth are expected to participate in Day 2009.
The event is sponsored by -Straight , California Institute, BIENESTAR, Law Center, The , and the .
 
The event is set for Monday, 20: at 12:30 p.m. and legislative visits from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the California
 Hundreds of , , , and straight youth leaders from every part of California, as well as teachers, , concerned community and elected officials.
Before the event, 70youth leaders arrived in Sacramento on Friday to participate in an intensive 3-day training called the Advocacy &; Youth Academy (GAYLA). This training will cover the , policy and , media , and other important skills for students working to fight and in school.
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