Asking Y

A Tumblr companion to the Huffington Post Canada's Feature Series on the Millennial Generation

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Bottom line: This article argues that 20 and 30-somethings with wealth want to clearly see how their financial gift will advance a cause, but that they also respect established histories of giving in their family. Makes sense; I’m excited to see more stories in the coming years on what causes specifically and how exactly philanthropic gifts from these young, wealthy donors have impacted communities.

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Well played Microsoft, well played.

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"There’s such a desperate need for mixed-race people on the [bone marrow] registry ... [but] most mixed-race adults wouldn’t have a clue what we’re talking about."

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/31/mixed-race-blood-marrow-donors-gen-y-millennials_n_2570078.html

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“The last time I was excited about a car was high school. Owning a car is just another debt you’re carrying with you,” Zofia Koch, 26. More Millennials are turning away from owning cars. Are you one of them?

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/18/generation-y-consumerism-ownership_n_2500697.html?utm_hp_ref=generation-y

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"If you have a nasty pimple or your face is oily and you don’t want all 700 of your friends to have to see you like that, a little help from something like Picmonkey is okay. People should be comfortable with others’ just wanting to look their best. It’s a neat little way to look as good as you can without having to spend the time to do it.” — Nicole Sabbage Do you edit your photos before posting them online?

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You can see every sexual act that one could imagine. All of those early sexual experiences that can be so powerful, I think that those experiences are influenced when we see a lot of sex online beforehand. I think it informs us. - Cory Silverberg, sex educator

The Huffington Post Canada's Jacqueline Delange explores Generation Y's complicated relationship with online pornography.

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“I know people who have broken up or stopped dating because when they’ve come face-to-face, they can’t communicate at all. They could only communicate well through typing; but the smile on someone’s face and the twinkle in their eye cannot be seen or felt by text message.” — Allison Green, Professional Matchmaker

The Huffington Post Canada looks at dating and Generation Y.

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What's The Future Of Gay And Lesbian Activism?

The New York Times looks at how Millennials are shaping gay and lesbian activism. From the story: If the gay-rights movement today seems to revolve around same-sex marriage, this generation is seeking something more radical: an upending of gender roles beyond the binary of male/female. The core question isn’t whom they love, but who they are — that is, identity as distinct from sexual orientation. Read the full story.

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Where Do Young People Stand On Helping The Environment?

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Business Insider breathlessly reports that Millennials (18- to 34-year-olds) are doing something unprecedented: eating out less.

Millennials are eating out roughly once a week less than the same age group’s eating habits in 2007, according to an eye-opening report out today from NPD...

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The Future Of Faith

With Generation Y turning away from religion and faith what is the future of faith and organized religion? Read our examination (Bernat Armangue/AP)

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Beanie babies? The Game Boy? Goosebump books? What else did we miss? 90 Awesome Things From The 90s

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Above, Ford graphic on urban trends: 88 percent of millennials want to be in urban settings, 18 percent of housing units purchased are downtown or in urban settings, and the largest chunk of these purchasers are first-time buyers, a rising number of buyers want urban conveniences.

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Are Millennials the urban generation? This chart seems to point to that…

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Written by Lindsay Menard-Freeman and Amanda Keifer for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post.

With the world’s population now at seven billion and counting, issues of human rights,...

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Generation Y Still Wants To Get Married

“As the saying goes, what is old is new again, and Canadian millennials want to get married and have a family,” - Abacus chief David Coletto

Read the full story

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Generation Y is turning away from religion. What will this mean for organized faiths? From the story: An exclusive survey of 1,004 Canadian millennials conducted for The Huffington Post Canada found 51 per cent of respondents said they never attend a religious institution. Just 12 per cent said they attend weekly, with attendance highest among millennials in central Canada (23 per cent) and lowest in Quebec (3 per cent). Read the full story