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Gay youth

• Troye Sivan: How Coming Out Can Mean Life Or Death

"To my audience or an LGBTQ person, it’s a story that they’ve probably heard before of someone from a not very supportive family who ends up unfortunately, tragically taking their own life,” says Sivan." (Evan Pang - The Huffington Post, US)

• Michigan Teen Arrested for Grindr Hookup: Homophobia and Why We Shouldn’t Criminalize Queer Youth

Late last week four Michigan men were arrested for allegedly hooking-up with a teenage boy. Eighteen-year-old Cody Swatling is among four men facing felony charges for engaging in sexual acts with the 15–year–old, whom he met on the gay app Grindr. (David Booth - CSJ, US)

• Owners of South African gay 'cure' camp found guilty of killing teen

Raymond Buys, 15, was beaten, forced to pick up his own faeces with his mouth, and chained to a bed. (The Gay Star News.)