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Vice-President Joe Biden lends his voice to the ‘It Gets Better’ project
The White House this week released Vice-President Joe Biden’s contribution to the national anti-bullying video campaign, “It gets better,” in the ongoing effort to quell the number of LGBTQ youth and young adult suicides.
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Cindy McCain flip flops on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — tweet contradicts video message
Does she, or doesn’t she? Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke out against the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in an anti-bullying campaign this week, only to seemingly perform an about face just one day later.
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School declines to take action against students who wore threatening ‘straight pride’ shirts
School officials have decided not to take disciplinary action against three high school students in suburban Chicago who attended classes wearing “straight pride” t-shirts earlier this week during the school’s “ally week” aimed at raising awareness to anti-gay bullying and harassment.
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Brandon Bitner: Anti-gay bullying leads to another tragic teen suicide
Anti-gay bullying has reportedly claimed another teen life. Brandon Bitner, 14, of Mount Pleasant Mills, Penn., walked 13 miles from his home early Friday morning to a busy intersection and threw himself in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer after leaving a suicide note at his home.
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Arkansas school board official posts anti-gay tirade on Facebook page
A school board official in Midland, Arkansas, has sparked outrage and calls for his resignation following the discovery of an anti-gay tirade on his Facebook page, where he allegedly wrote gays should kill themselves.
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Department of Education campaign aims to combat bullying in schools
The Obama Administration on Tuesday issued guidance to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when student bullying may violate federal education anti-discrimination laws.
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National Ally week to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying, promote safe schools
Monday marks the beginning of the sixth annual National Ally Week aimed at raising awareness to school-yard bulling and to aid in making schools safer for students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
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Four teens charged in attack of classmate they thought was gay
Four Long Island teenagers have been arrested and face assault and harassment charges in an alleged anti-gay bias attack on a 14-year-old boy they believed was gay. The victim was stomped and kicked on his arms, legs, stomach and thighs.
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Four more teen suicides reported, two from within LGBT community
More sad news to report today as word comes of four more teen suicides, at least two of them from within the LGBTQ teen community. Justin “Chloe” Lacey and Aiyisha Hassan, both 19, committed suicide in recent weeks.
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Target, Best Buy’s pick for MN governor won’t support anti-bullying legislation
The national debate over bullying entered the Minnesota governor’s race Saturday during a televised debate in which Republican candidate Tom Emmer said that he would oppose legislation to combat school bullying against gay and lesbian young people.