Tag Archives: suicide

CNN On Minnesota Bullying Battle

This clip is long. Watch it anyway.

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American Airlines – It Gets Better

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Gay Rodeo Members – It Gets Better

(Via – Towleroad)

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Increased Health Risks For LGBT Youth

According to a just-released study, LGBT youth tend to take greater risks with their health than do their heterosexual counterparts. High school students who identify as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual are more likely than heterosexual students to smoke, drink alcohol, use drugs, and take part in violent and suicidal behaviors, a CDC survey shows. CDC researchers analyzed survey results …

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The Sissy Boy Experiment

Another horror story from the evil minds of George “Rentboy” Rekers and the Family Research Council. Please check out Box Turtle Bulletin’s extensive multi-story investigation into this outrage.

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Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies At 84

Assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian has died of a pulmonary thrombosis at the age of 84. Kevorkian claims to have helped over 100 terminally ill patients end their lives. He spent eight years in prison for doing so.

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NEW JERSEY: Roommate Arraigned In Tyler Clementi Suicide Case

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NEW JERSEY: Plea Deal For Student Involved In Tyler Clementi Case

One of the Rutgers students involved in the Tyler Clementi case has accepted a plea deal in return for agreeing to testify against Clementi’s roommate. Part of the deal requires Molly Wei, 19, of West Windsor to testify against Dharun Rhavi, the roommate of Tyler Clementi [left] who leaped off the George Washington Bridge last fall after learning he had …

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Quote Of The Day – Peter Sprigg

“In any discussion of ‘sexual orientation,’ it is important to remember that this is only an umbrella term for three quite different things—a person’s sexual attractions, the sexual behavior, and their self-identification. In the survey upon which this study was based, there was only a single question on ‘sexual orientation,’ which asked ‘which of the following best describes you.’ The …

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MINNESOTA: Two Bullied 14 Year-Old Girls Hang Themselves In Suicide Pact

Two 14 year-old middle school girls in Minnesota have hung themselves in a suicide pact brought on by bullying. The sexual orientation of the pair is unknown. Haylee Fentress and Paige Moravetz were found Saturday in the small town of Lynd. The two 14-year-olds hanged themselves and left notes in an apparent suicide pact. “I think they’ve had this for …

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CNN On Tyler Clementi Case

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MSNBC Interviews Author Of Oregon Study On LGBT Teen Suicide Rate

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NEW JERSEY: Roommate Charged With Hate Crime In Suicide Of Rutgers Student

The roommate of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi (left) was today indicted on hate crime charges stemming from the secret webcasting of Clementi having sex with another man. Clementi leaped from the George Washington Bridge last year after learning about the broadcast. Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student, was indicted on 15 counts including charges of invasion of privacy, bias …

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Gay Kids In Supportive Communities Have Lower Rates Of Suicide Attempts

A new study out of Oregon indicates that gay kids that grow up in a supportive environment are 20% less likely to attempt suicide. We knew this, of course, but now there’s some science behind it. About 1400 — or between 4 and 5 percent — of teens surveyed identified themselves as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Of those students, …

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Matt Barber: Gay Kids Kill Themselves Because They Know They Are Immoral

And who tells them that, Matt?

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Trevor Project To Honor Daniel Radcliffe

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40 Activists Walk Into A Room….

Pictured above are the journalists, activists, researchers, allies and bloggers that attended this weekend’s Haas Fund-sponsored conference on LGBT youth homelessness, suicide prevention, and immigration equality. All very good people. UPDATE: Via the Windy City Times, here’s everybody’s names (from left to right). Michael Rogers, Eden James, Phil Reese, Andrés Duque, Karen Ocamb, Jeremy Hooper, Jean Albright, Tracy Baim, Ksen …

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#Haas11

I’m in San Francisco for a Haas Fund-sponsored conference on immigration equality, LGBT youth homelessness and suicide prevention. Pretty much every LGBT journalist/blogger you’ve probably heard of is here in the room with me. You can follow the conference live on Twitter via the hashtag #Haas11.

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Judith Light – It Gets Better

(Via – Bilerico)

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Dan & Terry Plug IGBP Book

The book ships March 22nd. Pre-order yours here.

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