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THIS AIN’T YOUR GRANDPARENT’S SPRING FORMAL
Friday, 25 May, 2012 – 11:51 | No Comment

YOUTH FIRST TEXAS presents…
1st Annual Spring Formal
Dress to impress and you could be the queen and king– queen and queen, king and king– or gender neutral royalty of the evening!  Join us as we celebrate …

YFT Youth to Lobby in Austin with Equality Texas and Texas Freedom Network
Friday, 25 Feb, 2011 – 17:49 | Comments Off

Youth First Texas has partnered with Equality Texas and the Texas Freedom Network to advocate for important issues coming before the Texas legislature that effect LGBT youth.   Representatives from Youth First Texas will be traveling …

Love Conquers All Ball
Tuesday, 8 Feb, 2011 – 23:19 | Comments Off

This year’s Valentine season will be an inclusive one in North Texas. While high school student councils are busy planning their dances, Gay Straight Alliances in Dallas and Collin County are coming together for the first-ever “Love Conquers All Ball,” being hosted by LULAC 4871 – The Dallas Rainbow Council and Youth First Texas on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Past Is the Past by Sydney Aslynn Green
Friday, 10 Dec, 2010 – 19:42 | Comments Off

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Sydney Aslynn Green, and I am a transsexual woman. I’ve lived full time ever since I left Texas a few months ago.
It was a …

A Name Is Not a Number, But Another in an Epidemic
Friday, 8 Oct, 2010 – 20:36 | Comments Off

The original posting may be found here.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones…”
We can all finish the rhyme. We can say that we believe “words will never hurt me,” but the problem is that words …

Who Is Miranda Wright?
Friday, 24 Sep, 2010 – 20:24 | Comments Off

The story of Miranda Wright begins, like so many other fairy tales…
Once upon a time, a non-profit youth organization, advocating for North Texas’ LGBTQA youth, gave itself a unique challenge – to create an internal …

Terrorists Manipulate Fear as Indispensable Weapon by Aaron Barnes
Thursday, 23 Sep, 2010 – 18:52 | Comments Off

When you exercise your many freedoms today, remember those who earned them for you. And more importantly, remember this: Anyone can be a terrorist. Any age, any race, any gender, any face, any dress, any …

A Play on Roles by Charis Royal
Friday, 23 Jul, 2010 – 20:29 | Comments Off

What light…?
I have always been in theatre. I have been an actress and a director. I have done anything and everything on the technical side, but one side I had never conquered was playwriting. I …

Give ‘Em Heel! The 2nd Annual Youth Fashion Show: 07.08.2010
Wednesday, 23 Jun, 2010 – 21:46 | Comments Off

Youth First Texas presents:
The 2nd Annual Youth Fashion Show:
“Give ‘Em Heel:Candy Extravaganza!”
Featuring youth designers and fabulous youth performers from YFT!
Thursday, July 8th 2010 at The Rose Room located upstairs at S4.
Doors open at 6:30 pm …

Fears for Queers GLBT Horror Film Festival
Thursday, 10 Jun, 2010 – 10:45 | One Comment

The Fears for Queers GLBT Horror Film Festival is the brainchild of DOA Blood Bath Entertainment and Right Left Turn Productions to showcase horror films made byGLBT filmmakers or horror films of GLBT interest while raising funds for Youth First Texas (http://www.youthfirsttexas.org) …