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Molly Wei, defendant in Tyler Clementi suicide case, strikes plea deal
Molly Wei, one of two former Rutgers University students accused of spying on Tyler Clementi with a webcam just days before he committed suicide, has struck a plea deal to avoid jail time on the condition she testifies against her co-defendant in the case.
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Roommate receives 15-count indictment for Tyler Clementi’s suicide
The roommate of the Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide last year after an intimate encounter with another man was broadcast online, received a 15-count indictment on Wednesday for his alleged actions that led to the death of Tyler Clementi.
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Study suggests higher risk of teen suicide in less supportive communities
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are fives times more likely than their heterosexual peers to attempt suicide, according to a new study that evaluates the impact of teens’ social environments.
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Walmart gets better: Retailer responds to censorship of the ‘g’ word
I’m pleased to report that “gay” is now a perfectly acceptable word to include in posted comments on Walmart’s site. Other words have also been cleared, including lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgendered.
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Walmart, the G word, and internet activism
Walmart is selling the new “It Gets Better” book. Just don’t call it gay.
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The Book with a Promise: ‘It Gets Better’
There were moments while reading “It Gets Better,” the new book inspired by the video project to help bullied youth, when my heart leapt to my throat and hovered there. There’s no denying the power of this project, and what could easily be the most important book of the year.
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California lawmaker proposes anti-bullying law named for gay suicide victim
An openly gay California state Assemblyman is proposing a new anti-bullying law design to reduce bullying of LGBT teens. The bill is named in honor of Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old gay teen who committed suicide last year.
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Anti-gay bullying leads to another tragic teen suicide
Nicholas Kelo Jr. knew what it was like to be relentlessly bullied, his family said, and it may have been what persuaded him to pry open a safe inside his home on Feb. 23, and remove the gun that killed him.
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Bullied Minnesota teen’s death officially ruled a suicide
The mystery surrounding the January death of Lance Lundsten, the Minnesota teen whose controversial death sparked renewed conversation about bullying and teen suicide across the nation, has finally been revealed.
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LGBT community breathes sigh of relief over Obama’s 2012 federal budget
There was relatively little for the LGBT and HIV communities to complain about in the proposed 2012 budget released by President Obama Monday. Given the proposed five-year freeze in non-essential domestic spending, there were sighs of relief.