Tag Archives: bullying
Dharun Ravi and anti-gay sentiments in the South Asian community
Tweet I was surprised last night when my mom said they should put Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei in jail for what they did to Tyler Clementi, a young man who took his life last week after Ravi and Wei spread video of him engaging sexually with another man on the internet. I shouldn’t be [...]
Youth Suicides, Andrew Shirvell, and America’s Tolerance of Anti-LGBT Hate
TweetYesterday, we found out about the fourth teen suicide this month after bullying and/or harassment by their school peers for being gay or perceived to be gay: Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington bridge last week after his roommate broadcasted a video of him hooking up with a boy on the [...]
Focus on the Family attacks anti-bullying efforts as part of the “gay agenda”
Tweet Carl Walker-Hoover took his own life because of homophobic bullying. There’s nothing like an interest group claiming to know what’s “best for the children” that completely disregards actual and real youth issues. What’s even better is that in efforts to push forth their own anti-LGBT bullshit, they’re claiming anti-bullying efforts by LGBT organizations are [...]
Fort Worth, TX Councilmember Tells GLBT Kids “It Gets Better”