Results for: be the change
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State of the Struggle: First Come LGBT Legal Protections, Then Comes Marriage
The new Momentum Report from the Movement Advancement Project proves that gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg. How is the LGBT community doing when it comes to everything else?
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A Few Anti-Gay Apples Ruin the Bunch in Manitoba, Help Make the Case for Bill 18
In Winnipeg it proves difficult for restauranteurs and citizens to thrive when homophobia is the only thing being dished out. But hopefully Bill 18 can change that.
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Chevi Rabbit is Attacked for Being Gay but Won’t Stop Being Fabulous
“…yes, this was a terrible hate crime and attack! But I will not let that change who I am! I will continue to wear makeup and live a fabulous gay life!”
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It’s Getting Better for Gays in Latin America Thanks to Todo Mejora
“There is someone looking out for them …and it will get better.”
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Eddie Griffin Assaults and Humiliates Lesbian; Takes No Responsibility
Griffin air humped an audience member’s face, telling her that all she needs is a good man; and comedy remains a space where bullying is somehow acceptable.
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Dharun Ravi Receives 30 Days In Jail to the Dismay of Many
Dharun Ravi will get 30 days in prison, 300 hours of community service, three years’ probation, court-ordered counseling, and $10,000 to be paid to an organization that helps victims of hate crimes.
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GLSEN Study Finds Anti-Gay Bullying and Uncomfortable Teachers in Elementary Schools
“Less than half of the teachers surveyed believe a gender nonconforming individual would feel comfortable at their school. “
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Justin Vivian Bond’s Letter to Heterosexual Americans
Sebastian’s Team Pick: An important response to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide and the culture of anti-gay bullying.
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Shocking Assault of Gay Student Captured on Video: How Do We Stop This?
“I covered myself, I shielded my body, and he just kept hitting me and nobody did anything.”
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Lawrence King Murder Trial: Defense Blames 15-Year Old Victim and His Deviant Mascara
Yesterday Brandon McInerney’s defense team rested their case in the murder trial of 15-year-old Larry King and according to them, it was King that was the bully, not McInerney.
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Gay Students in Canada Get Bullied, Too. A Lot, Actually.
Even in Canada, where everyone is suposed to be nice, two-thirds of gay students feel unsafe in school. Oh, kids. No matter where you look, they’re finding a way to be assholes.
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If Perez Hilton Wants to Save Gay Teens from Gay Bullies, He Should Quit Being a Misogynistic Gay Bully
Be the change you want to see in the world, Perez Hilton.
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Mazel Tov, Flour Bluff High School Gets a GSA – For Now
The administrators of Flour Bluff High School are making major strides, all it took was the threat of a lawsuit from the ACLU to get them to reluctantly grant a hospitalized teen temporary permission to have a GSA!
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No One Wants Teenage Lesbians To Go To Prom Ever
Oh look there’s another high school administration that’s discriminating against an out lesbian couple at a formal school dance. It’s like they’ve never seen Mean Girls, don’t they know school dances are about accepting difference and being cute?
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Seriously, Who Does A Gay Teen Have To Petition To Get A GSA Around Here
This isn’t the first time a high school has threatened to cut all extracurricular clubs because they didn’t want to have a Gay Straight Alliance. But this week marks the first time someone actually has! Way to go, Flour Bluff High School in Texas!
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Science Proves Homophobia is Really Screwing With Our Homogay Heads
THIS DATA IS A SCIENTIFIC REASON TO CHALLENGE HOMOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE, AND HARASSMENT, EVERYONE.
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SC School Administrators Find Gay-Straight Alliances Scarier Than Zombies
Why would a high school administration rather take away the National Honor Society and the Zombie Appreciation Club than let their kids have a Gay Straight Alliance?
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Is School a Battlefield For Your Homogay Heart?
Some things change and some things stay the same, like kids getting bullied in school for their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Also, a new survey reveals that most Americans think gay families are kinda normal-ish.
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Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes & Chely Wright Talk Homogay Bullying on Larry King
The stars align tonight when Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, Chely Wright, Lance Bass and Tim Gunn talk gay bullying on Larry King Live — Bass talks more about how he himself was the bully and Tim Gunn remembers his darkest hours.
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Gay Teen Bullying/Suicide Crisis Updates & Action: How We’re Living Now
Taking stock of what fresh hell of gay teen bullying suicide crisis nightmare heartbreak grief we have woken up into today. There’s some good news and also Ellen, so all in all you should probably read it.