Stop xenophobia

The story of Mimi Groves, Jimmy Galligan and their Loudoun County community is a cautionary tale, says Devorah Heitner, for what can happen when teens are left to fend for themselves after the adults around them fail to act -- and how pointing fingers allows people to avoid looking at themselves.

Margaret Hagerman studied affluent, white Americans for two years. Here, she writes about how their parenting can practice what they preach

Sexual-minority teenagers are at far greater risk for depression, bullying and many types of violence than their straight peers, the C.D.C. has found.