Tag Archives: gay youth

Focus On The Family Cites George “Rentboy” Rekers In Anti-Bullying Attack

This morning I noted Focus On The Family’s repulsive attempt to prevent schools from teaching that it’s wrong to beat up gay kids. Over at Alternet blogger Alvin McEwen has discovered that Focus is actually citing Dr. George “Lift My Luggage” Rekers in their anti-gay materials. You read that right. Our “beloved” solicitor of “luggage lifters,” George Rekers. Even after …

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Focus On The Family Launches Site To Stop Anti-Bullying Programs

The bigots at Focus On The Family are worried that their “God-given, constitutionally protected” right to have their kids beat up queers is being thwarted by the rising number of anti-bullying programs around the nation. Therefore they have launched the misnamed hate site True Tolerance, where parents can get tips on how to stop any anti-bullying education that includes the …

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Gay And Palestinian

The BBC’s Weekend World program takes a look at the plight of gay Palestinians, some of whom escape torture and imprisonment by fleeing into Israel, only to face deportation back to their side of the fence should they be discovered.

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MISSISSIPPI: Constance McMillen Wins Prom Suit Against School District

Openly gay Mississippi teen Constance McMillen and the ACLU have triumphed in their lawsuit against the school district that conspired to exclude her from her senior prom. Constance McMillen will be paid $35,000 plus attorney fees to settle her lawsuit accusing her former school district of discrimination for canceling the senior prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend. …

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GEORGIA: Gay Teen Launches Group To Help LGBT Youth In Crisis

Georgia teen Derrick Martin has partnered with the Trevor Project and other groups to create Project Life Vest, an organization meant to assist LGBT youth facing discrimination after they come out. You may recall that Martin was kicked out of his home in March after attending his high school prom with his boyfriend. “My situation and the attention it has …

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Feds Warn Owners Of Defunct Gay Youth Magazine Not To Sell Mailing List

Calling it a “major threat” to public safety, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an unusual warning to the owners of the defunct gay youth title XY Magazine, noting that since many of their former subscribers probably live with their parents, they could be endangered by the sale of its mailing list. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has warned two …

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The Nation Examines Violence Against Imprisoned LGBT Youth

Not only are LGBT youth highly overrepresented among the nation’s homeless, they are imprisoned at a much higher rate than their heterosexual peers. And once behind bars they continue to be victimized. The Nation examines their plight in an online article and the below accompanying video. An excerpt: Across the United States, the brutal and dysfunctional juvenile justice system sends …

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ISRAEL: Jerusalem Police Reverse Ban On Gay Pride March To Knesset

Jerusalem police have reversed their ban on a planned gay pride parade route that is scheduled to conclude at the Knesset. A number of weeks ago, the police recommended that the parade be held on the same route as it was last year, citing security concerns. This year, the Jerusalem pride parade will mark the one-year anniversary of the slaying …

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NY Senate PASSES Anti-Bullying Law After Failing For Nine Consecutive Years

The anti-bullying Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) has finally passed in the New York Senate after nine consecutive years of shooting the bill down. A large part of the credit for this success goes, of course, to the bill’s Assembly sponsor, Daniel O’Donnell and its Senate sponsor, openly gay Sen. Thomas Duane. The bill passed overwhelmingly in the Assembly …

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Constance McMillen Invited To White House LGBT Pride Reception

Lesbian teen Constance McMillen has been invited to join a select group of activists at a White House reception tomorrow to celebrate LGBT Pride Month. The White House confirmed Friday that Obama will host the event and is expected to deliver brief remarks. After the prom controversy, McMillen said, she faced a hostile environment from her peers and transferred out …

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ISRAEL: Police Uncover Clue About Tel Aviv LGBT Youth Center Attack

Last August a masked gunman walked into a Tel Aviv LGBT youth center and began firing, killing two and injuring many others. Israeli police launched a national manhunt, vigils and protests were held worldwide, but until now there’s been no break in the case. Reports emerged Monday of a new discovery in the as yet unsolved case of a murderous …

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HomoQuotable – Mike Albo

“Is it finally okay to be a 13-year-old sissy? From the feather-cuffed, drama-filled Olympic figure-skating competitions to the unashamedly oddball high-school TV show Glee, being young and gay suddenly has a place in pop culture that isn’t cruel or tragic. Of course, there has never been a lack of gay subtext on TV (Dukes of Hazzard, Pee-wee Herman, Jonny Quest, …

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Chinese School To Toughen Up “Sissies”

An elementary school is China has launched a program intended to squash unmasculine tendencies in its young boys. Qinlinglu Elementary School in Zhengzhou, Henan province, has launched an initiative called ‘Looking for a Real Man’ to encourage boys to act more like boys. As part of this the youngsters are taught how to act more masculine and must take an …

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PhoboQuotable – Eugene Delagaudio

“Our children…They’ve been the Radical Homosexuals’ target all along. Now they’re finally going after what they’ve always wanted. Just a few weeks ago, radicals in Congress led by openly homosexual Representative Jared Polis introduced H.R. 4530. It is a bill to turn America’s schools into indoctrination centers, its classrooms into social laboratories, its playgrounds into homosexual breeding grounds. “Of course, …

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Cartoon Network To Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign In October

Turner Broadcasting will launch an anti-bullying campaign on the Cartoon Network in October. It’s not yet clear if the program will specifically address anti-LGBT bullying. “This has been a growing and critical issue and we knew we had to find the right way to not only engage our audience and others but to also give them the proper tools and …

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Researcher May Sue NARTH For Falsely Citing His Work On Gay Youth

The University of Minnesota’s Dr. Gary Remafedi is furious with NARTH for falsely citing his work on their website and in the letter sent to the nation’s schools by their fake pediatricians group. The letter, and the Facts About Youth website it pointed school officials to, was dense with footnotes citing scientific studies. Remafedi’s research was at the top of …

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NY Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell Gets Bullying Law Passed For NINTH Time

Openly gay New York state Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell (D-USW) has successfully shepherded the anti-bullying Dignity For All Students Act (DASA) through his chamber. For the NINTH time. The bill passed with only four dissenting votes. And this time DASA could help win the state a fortune in federal funding. The bill covers the broadest categories of students who face harassment …

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Westboro Pickets Constance’s Graduation

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen graduated from high school this weekend as Westboro Baptist Church picketed nearby. GetEQUAL sent a contingent to counter-protest. As part of Harvey Milk Day on Saturday, Get Equal traveled to the South with its Mississippi Dignity Caravan, whose activities began with a rally at the Mississippi state capitol in Jackson. The group then traveled to Fulton, …

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BAY AREA: Christianists Force End To School District’s Anti-Bullying Program

As you can see by the above headline from World Net Daily, Christianists are celebrating their successful campaign to force the Alameda Unified School District to drop their planned anti-bullying campaign. WND exults: A lawsuit that demanded a right for parents to opt their young children out of a “gay” indoctrination program in a California school district was dropped after …

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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) Introduces Federal Anti-Bullying Bill

Today Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and 21 fellow Senators introduced a federal bill intended to protect LGBT students from harassment and bullying. Via the ACLU: The Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) would help to end entrenched biases towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in our education system. A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in January …

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