Tag Archives: bullying
New data links anti-LGBT school bullying with health risks
TweetToday the Family Acceptance Project announced new research linking high levels of anti-LGBT bullying in middle and high school with negative health and mental health outcomes in young adulthood, including depression, suicide attempts that require medical care, STDs and risk for HIV. This is the first study linking experiences of bullying during adolescence with a [...]
Making the links between street harrassment, bullying, and toxic masculinity
TweetThis is a guest post from the amazing Dena Simmons, who has written for Feministing previously. You can read her full bio after the jump. I set out to write a piece about the psychological effects of cat-calling on women. I collected data from more than 45 people, who shared with me story after story [...]
In UK, the average coming out age has dropped by over 20 years
TweetStonewall just released new findings from an online poll they conducted of over 1,500 individuals, revealing that the average coming out age has dropped significantly: [A]mong the over-60s the average age they had come out was 37. But those in their 30s had come out at an average age of 21, and in the group [...]
Arkansas School Board Member: “The only way im wearin (purple)…is if they all commit suicide”
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetTwo news items from yesterday: 1) The Department of Education sent out a letter to schools that “clarifies the relationship between bullying and discriminatory harassment,” observing that since homophobic bullying is gender-based, it violates the law, and schools must address and prevent it. 2) A school board official in Arkansas (Clint McCance) declared on Facebook that wearing [...]
MN school district investigated for anti-LGBT anti-bullying policy