Queer Youth Demand Action Against Climate Change

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        Queer Youth Demand Action Against Climate Change
      Students around the world protested on Friday against environmental inaction.
 
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 Allison Tate 
          
          Mar 17, 2019
          
Allison Tate
Allison Tate is the Director of Editorial Video at Pride Media, and creates videos for The Advocate, OUT and PRIDE. She is a filmmaker, swing dancer, and enthusiastic Carol fan who works to amplify marginalized voices in media. 
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Thousands of students around the world skipped school Friday to protest for action on climate change. These protests were initiated by young people, like 12-year-old activist Haven Coleman and 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to combat global warming. The Advocate spoke to lesbian, gay, and nonbinary youth at the Los Angeles protest in front of City Hall. 
 
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Queer Youth Demand Action Against Climate Change

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