Tag Archives: LGBT youth

The viciously anti-gay Institute for Canadian Values today published the above trans-bashing ad in the National Post. A Canadian clone of the American Family Association, the ICV recently forced a reduction in government funding for Pride Toronto. JMG tipster Ron suggests that Canadian readers voice their complaints to Advertising Standards Canada, the federal authority that deals with issues such as …

At a school dance following his wake, some classmates of Jamey Rodemeyer chanted “We’re glad he’s dead.” Jamey’s sister heard them. Horrible.

“All the bullies I’ve known were insensitive jerks.”NOTE: We’ve still yet to see one of these clips from ANY elected Republican.

“If you’re a Christian who believes that being gay is a morally reprehensible offense against God, then you share a mindset, worldview, and moral structure with the kids who hounded Jamey Rodemeyer, literally, to death. It is your ethos, your convictions, and your theology that informed, supported, and encouraged their cruelty. We Christians who believe that God created gay people …

Heartbroken Buffalo parents Tracy and Tim Rodemeyer say they found their 14 year-old son Jamey dead yesterday morning in a presumed suicide. Jamey had long complained of vicious homophobic bullying at the hands of his classmates. Jamey Rodemeyer needed help. At 14, he was grappling with adolescent demons that could torment grown men. And when he was online, he wrote …

California’s state Senate has approved a comprehensive anti-bullying law requiring schools to investigate the harassment of students. The bill passed in the state Assembly three months ago and Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign it. “Seth’s Law” is named for Seth Walsh, the 13 year-old California boy who hung himself in his backyard after being bullied for being gay. …

A mistrial may be declared in the trial of Brandon McInerney after jurors could not agree on how to convict him for shooting to death openly gay classmate Larry King. [UPDATE: The judge has now declared a mistrial.] Defense attorney Scott Wippert and co-counsel Robyn Bramson didn’t dispute that McInerney killed King. But they argued he was pushed to an …

Focus On The Family’s Ratty Hairpiece Woman (Candi Cushman) goes on and on about the “indoctrination” of students by groups such as GLSEN. Let those kids grow up to be the violent Christian bullies that God meant them to be!

The anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund has entered the long-running battle to get public school systems to stop blocking websites that are useful to LGBT students. According to an ADF letter sent to several school districts, administrators are within their legal rights to ignore ACLU demands to lift the bans. Via the Christianist news outlet, OneNewsNow: The ACLU is presently suing …

Just in via press release: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 25, 2011, the White House will honor The Trevor Project as a leading innovator in the realm of suicide prevention as part of the “Champions of Change” initiative. The Trevor Project is the leading organization selected for this honor representing youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and …

The first IGBP message from a pro soccer team.

“I am not aware of anything from our broadcast that was inaccurate. Nothing in the transcript you sent is wrong or false. We may disagree on what constitutes ‘leading,’ but neither David or I said the ACP was the largest. As often happens, the larger associations become either stagnant or politically correct and lose the leadership qualities that make an …