Tag Archives: bullying

I’m just going to give you one paragraph from Rolling Stone’s excellent long-form piece on bullying and suicide in Michele Bachhmann’s home district. “This isn’t something you kid about, Brittany,” her mom scolded, snatching the kitchen cordless and taking it down the hall to call the Johnsons. A minute later she returned, her face a mask of shock and terror. …

GLSEN’s Think Before You Speak PSA will run on the Jumbotron for tens of thousands of fans attending this weekend’s Super Bowl. Via press release: “GLSEN is thrilled to share the Think Before You Speak campaign’s message of respect with tens of thousands of football fans attending the Super Bowl this year,” said GLSEN Executive Director Dr. Eliza Byard. “The …

MTV will air a star-studded hour-long special about It Gets Better. Among those slated to appear are Zachary Quinto and Adam Levine. It just keeps getting better over at MTV and Logo — and for gay teens on TV. EW has exclusively learned that the sister cable networks are jointly prepping a special titled It Gets Better, which will chronicle …

This is quite the production. Clip description: In support of the It Gets Better Project, Colton James Boettcher’s artistic vision takes shape in the form of a music video interpretation of Lady Gaga’s song, Hair. Hair is about being yourself, being true to who you are; as the song exemplifies, “you are the spirit of your hair, it’s all the …

Mitt Romney’s just-released tax records reveals donations to viciously anti-gay hate groups. The Human Right Campaign reports via press release: The tax returns for Mitt Romney’s charitable foundation reveal that the GOP presidential hopeful has given at least $35,000 in recent years to groups actively working to halt the spread of LGBT equality and, in some cases, intentionally demonize LGBT …

Here we go again, just like we saw in Michigan. Tennessee’s WSMV reports on a new bill that is a “top priority” of the Family Action Council. A proposal by some state lawmakers is already under fire, even before the legislative session begins. They’re considering making a change in the law to allow students to speak out against homosexuality, if …

Helped along by gay activists, a group of Denver Broncos fans are petitioning star quarterback Tim Tebow to make an It Gets Better video. More than 3,000 people have signed the petition started by Andy Szekeres, a Denver man who is also a political fundraiser. “The campaign is reaching people and changing lives,” says Szekeres, 28. “Within the gay community …

In order to address bullying that has resulted in the suicides of several gay students, a local school board in Michele Bachmann’s Minnesota district is considering allowing teachers to address “controversial topics” like homosexuality. And nobody is happy is about it. At a standing room only school board meeting, district officials introduced a new proposal Monday night that in theory …

Yesterday Tennessee high school student Jacob Rogers killed himself after complaining about anti-gay bullying from his classmates that had forced him to drop out of school. Rogers left suicide notes that included the passwords for his phone and his email so that authorities could view what he had endured. Friends say that kids bullied Jacob Rogers at Cheatham County Central …

The Buffalo News reports that the students who literally bullied Jamie Rodemeyer to death are getting off light. “[The police] shared some information with us, and we followed up,” Superintendent Scott Martzloff said. “We made the determination to take disciplinary action.” He declined to say how many students were suspended. Though based on Amherst police findings, it’s likely that several …

A gay teen’s clip about being bullied, which was posted in August, has suddenly gone viral in the last few days. Its author yesterday posted a brief follow-up clip to express thanks for the reaction.

Sideaner Walker became a nationally known anti-bullying activist after her eleven year old son, Carl Walker-Hoover, hung himself in his yard. Tonight ABC’s Extreme Makeover remodels the Walker home. Designer Jillian Harris and other members of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team regularly see the good which can come from providing new homes to families. She hopes the home they …