Tag Archives: LGBT youth

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Anti-bullying PSA with language too strong for YouTube.

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Carl Siciliano: Leading Man Of 2011

Last night Father Tony and I attended Instinct Magazine’s posh event at District 36 where Carl Siciliano was feted as one of 2011’s Leading Men, an honor bestowed on gay men outside of the usual celebrity orbit of movies and television. Carl (above in the white shirt) is well-known here as the founder and executive director of NYC’s Ali Forney …

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MICHIGAN: Kids Speak Out On GOP
Bill To Legalize Anti-Gay Bullying

Led by the fantastic Sen. Gretchen Whitmer.(Tipped by JMG reader Erin)

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MI Senate Legalizes Anti-Gay Bullying

Michigan’s state Senate has passed an anti-bullying law which contains a GOP mandated exemption for bullying which has a “religious or moral basis.” And that has infuriated the father of the dead child for whom the bill is named. “Matt’s Safe School Law” passed 26-11 with all Democrats voting against it. The bill is named for Matt Eppling, an East …

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Rosie: Media To Blame For Bullying

Rosie O’Donnell appeared on Thomas Roberts’ MSNBC show this afternoon to plug her new show and talk about bullying, which she says is fueled, in part, by cable news. “Some of the 24-hour news networks seemed to take pride in the fact that they bully people.”(Via – Think Progress)

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OHIO: Gay Student Assaulted By Bully, Attack Caught On Cell Phone

Equality Ohio sends us this press release: This week, a 15-year-old teenager was severely beaten in his high school class room for being gay. The attack occurred at Union-Scioto High School in Chillicothe, Ohio, and was caught on camera as fellow class members watched one teen wait for the victim to enter the room, push him to the ground and …

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Canadian Comedian Rick Mercer’s Most Righteous Rant On Anti-Gay Bullying

Thanks to all the Canucks who sent this today.

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Missouri Public School Teacher: We Need More Gay Kids To Kill Themselves

Yet another teacher is in trouble for posting viciously anti-gay comments to Facebook. The school board is investigating, but Family Research Council head Tony Perkins says this is just another witchhunt by intolerant radical homofascists. First Amendment! More dead gay kids! Praise! Glory!

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New Jersey Reps – It Gets Better

Upon the urging of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, many members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation have issued a joint It Gets Better clip which includes messages from the first three elected GOP officials to join the campaign. Which IS great. However it must be noted that all of these GOP reps also voted against the repeal of DADT and support DOMA.

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SLIDESHOW: Homeless Youth Rally

Tonight’s rally for homeless LGBT youth was quite well attended with hundreds of activists, queer youth, and members of the media crowding Manhattan’s Union Square. The event was hosted by the Ali Forney Center, whose executive director Carl Siciliano roused the crowd with exhortations to do better by the city’s homeless kids. Also speaking was actress and longtime LGBT youth …

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TONIGHT: Rally For Homeless Gay Kids

New York City’s Ali Forney Center will host a rally at 6PM tonight in Union Square. As LGBT youth come out at younger ages, thousands face homophobia in their homes. Many are rejected by their families and driven from their homes. In New York City an LGBT teen is eight times more likely to experience homelessness than is a straight …

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God – It Getteth Better

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White House Recognizes Spirit Day

In recognition of GLAAD’s anti-bullying Spirit Day, the White House purpled the backgrounds on its Twitter and Facebook pages.

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Morning View – GLAAD’s Spirit Day

I only own one purple shirt so today I’m wearing the same one as last year in recognition of GLAAD’s anti-bullying Spirit Day. Hopefully the folks at Chirpin’ Chicken will find this meaningful when I leave the apartment for lunch.

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THURSDAY: Wear Purple For Spirit Day

GLAAD sends a reminder: Millions of Americans wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day was started in 2010 by teenager Brittany McMillan as a response to the young people who had taken their own lives. Observed annually on October 20, individuals, …

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CANADA: Quebec Province Allocates $7M To Fight Anti-Gay Bullying

Just in case you’ve momentarily forgotten to envy Canada, Zack Ford at Think Progress tips us to this: Quebec government will spend $7 million over the next five years on programs aimed at fighting bullying and discrimination against gays and lesbians. Justice minister Jean-Marc Fournier said money will be shared among agencies working to protect the rights of gays, lesbians, …

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HomoQuotable – Zachary Quinto

“when i found out that jamey rodemeyer killed himself – i felt deeply troubled. but when i found out that jamey rodemeyer had made an it gets better video only months before taking his own life – i felt indescribable despair. i also made an it gets better video last year – in the wake of the senseless and tragic …

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GLAAD Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign

More celebrity-laden clips are here.

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Brandon McInerney To Be Retried As An Adult, Hate Crime Charge Dropped

Prosecutors announced today that they will be retrying teenage murderer Brandon McInerney as an adult and with no hate crime embellishment to the charges. A mistrial was declared last month after some jurors refused to convict McInerney as an adult. Those jurors have since formed a support group for McInerney. Superior Court Judge Charles Campbell set a Nov. 21 trial …

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VIDEO: Ali Forney Center Launches Campaign For LGBT Youth Shelter

Ali Forney Center head Carl Siciliano: “We hope that this video will promote awareness of the terrible peril that LGBT youth face when left homeless in the streets. With the recent spectacle of elected officials taking budgetary actions to endanger and abandon homeless youth in New York City, we hope the rally on October 24th will send a loud and …

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