The Queer Youth Network (Q.Y.N.) is a national non-profit-making organisation that is run by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people and is based in the United Kingdom. It has an aim to represent the needs and views of younger LGBT people by campaigning for greater visibility and equal rights, as well as providing general support and information to those who are just coming out or who are experiencing homophobia.
Read more about Queer Youth Network: Founding, Core Work, National Queer Youth Conference, Regional Work, Queer Youth Radio
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—Caroline Nichols Churchill (1833–?)
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