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Rise Against’s new video — Make It Stop — pays homage to teen suicide victims
In this new video — “Make It Stop (September’s Children)” — the band Rise Against pays homage to LGBT suicide victims in this just released second single from their album, Endgame.
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Before ‘it gets better:’ Study links bullying to long term negative mental health
A popular anti-bullying campaign has been telling bullied teens “it gets better” — but the effects of past bullying often linger, according to new research.
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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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‘Kids are Listening’ aims to promote positive messaging to LGBTQ youth
The American Bar Association has launched “The Kids are Listening,” a national social media campaign that features a new anti-bullying video, a new website, and a call to action for lawyers, judges and community members aimed at delivering positive messages to LGBTQ youth.
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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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‘The Bully Project’ captures ‘year in the life’ of bullying victims, families
“The Bully Project” is the first feature documentary film to explore “a year in the life” of bullying. The film captures the distress of bullying victims, the frustration of their parents, and in some cases, the overwhelming grief when bullying ends a life.
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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.