Results for: Feel good
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“She Told Everyone I Was a Dyke”: How My Bully Stole My Coming Out
“I am 12. I have never thought of the idea of being gay. I am the only one being called gay at school, that I know of, and I am learning very quickly that it is the worst thing one could possibly be. It feels contagious, like I’m walking into school every day with a giant, hideous cloak of gay-ness, and everyone knows it.”
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More Than Words: On the Word “Gay” and Definitive Dilemmas
Which should change first — society or the dictionary?
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You Need Help: On That Younger Possibly-Queer Human Who Might Need You
“I’m seventeen and I’ve already gone through my queer angst – and it kills me to see this kid alone almost all the time, they always look miserable and it reminds me of me a couple of years ago.”
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Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works
How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.
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DIY Self-Care: Make-It-Better Box
If you’re dealing with all the bullies that life throws at us, including a hurricane named Sandy, here’s a project that might help.
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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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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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19-Year-Old Gay Trevor Project Volunteer Eric James Borges Kills Himself
Eric James Borges was 19 years old and he was gay and he worked at The Trevor Project and now he’s dead.
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Outing Gay Utah Teen Did Not Solve Gay Bullying, School Finds
Add “outing your students” to the list of gay bullying solutions that don’t work.
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Jamey Rodemeyer’s Bullies Won’t Be Charged Criminally — What’s Our Best Next Step?
14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer’s bullies won’t be charged criminally. So what can be done to prevent this from happening again?
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New Study Reveals: Gay Kids Do The Most Dangerous Things!
LBG kids more likely to smoke, carry a gun, eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day, etc
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NYT Joins Anti-Gay-Bullying Activism Epidemic with “Coming Out: Gay Teens In Their Own Words”
The New York Times has spoken with roughly 100 gay teens about their experiences – and they want to hear about yours, too.
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Teenaged Freaks & Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, Hopefully That Includes Homogays
“If you’re different in school, that makes you an outsider. If you’re different as an adult, that makes you interesting, fun and often successful.”
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LGBTQ News Roundup: The Kids Weren’t Alright, and Neither Were All of The Adults
Anti-gay parents denied right to adopt, fighting for same-sex marriages to resume in California, a lesbian got sent home from the army for being “lovestruck,” and everything else you/we missed.
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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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18-Year-Old Gay Teen Lance Lundsten Kills Himself After “Relentless Bullying” [UPDATED]
Saturday night, Lance Lundsten, an 18-year-old high school student in Minnesota, reportedly committed suicide due to anti-gay bullying.
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Everybody Hurts
Not all gay kids are depressed — and not all straight kids are happy. In The New York Times’ “Gay or Straight, Teenagers Aren’t So Different,” experts discuss new research and make salient points. This whole thing reminds me of “Pump up the Volume.”
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Madonna Says It Gets Better on Ellen, Also More From the Skins USA Lesbian
Madonna adds her voice to the It Gets Better Project, Skins USA has more sneak peaks at the lez, Sue Sylvester is getting married – to a woman? and someone thinks GLAAD is a bully.
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Glee Episode 206: Never Been Kissed But Often Been Assaulted by Anti-Gay Bullies
Kurt is mad as hell about getting gay bullied all the time and he’s not gonna take it anymore. Luckily that cute boy from Hogwarts shows up and we all learn a lot of lessons, like “always say yes to the wind machine.”
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Gay Pastor Comes Out and Other Evidence of It Actually Getting Better
We’re doing things one day at a time now and this was a pretty good day as far as they go. A megachurch pastor has come out so that his story can save lives, educators in Britain are educating on queer heroes to end anti-queer bullying, and librarians are honoring the authors of queer books for kids.