Showing posts with label school bullying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school bullying. Show all posts
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Quote of the Day: "Let's Start with How This Affects Real People"

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I love the opening line of Fred Clark's last posting today at Slacktivist: Let’s start with how this affects real people.
Thursday, October 17, 2013

For GLAAD's Spirit Day, Melissa Harris-Perry on Marcel Neergaard, 11-Year-Old Fighting School Bullying

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Pauls Toutonghi on Suicide of Gay Teen Jadin Bell: "As a Recent Father of Twins, This Story Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone"

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At Salon, Pauls Toutonghi discusses in heart-rending detail the protracted, relentless bullying that led to the suicide of 15-year-old...
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Michelle Rhee Responds to Plea of 11-Year-Old Boy: Why Reward "Don't Say Gay" Educational "Reformers"?!

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Here Are Some Things Bullying Does to People

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Here are some things bullying does to people:
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Desmond Tutu Appeals to Ugandans' Conscience, and Another Gay Teen Commits Suicide

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Josh Pacheco (1995-2012) And (piggybacking on what I just posted about Justice Scalia and his recent response to a gay Princeton stud...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The Importance of Anderson Cooper's Coming Out Statement

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Rolling Stone on Suicide Epidemic in Anoka-Hennepin School District: Pro-Life Voice Still Silent

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I wrote yesterday , . . . [H]ow do any religious leaders (and educated, purportedly morally sensitive people who defend them) possibl...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Another Gay Teen Suicide: Phillip Parker, Tennessee

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How soon will it be until we click on to another story or change the channel when  yet another of these tragic suicides  of gay tee...
Friday, December 9, 2011

Resource for Gay Youth and Those Supporting Gay Youth: Speaking Out!

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And since I'm mentioning resources that have come my way from fellow bloggers and friends of this blog (and since I'm also ...
Friday, November 4, 2011

Michigan Republicans Gut Anti-Bullying Bill, Using Religious Freedom Arguments Echoing U.S. Catholic Bishops

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Remember that I mentioned to you yesterday that the U.S. Catholic bishops are now lobbying Congress for special religious exemptions...
Friday, October 28, 2011

More Sliding Towards Barbarism: Ohio High-School Student Beats Gay Classmate As Peers Watch

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And talking about inching towards barbarism, or running towards barbarism as fast as our legs can carry us (I'm building here on...
Saturday, September 24, 2011

In Memoriam: Jamey Rodemeyer

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A not-to-be-missed posting about the tragic suicide of  Buffalo teen Jamey Rodemeyer a week ago: Jayden Cameron's latest posting ...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Pennsylvania Photographer Won't Do Ugly, Rejects Business of Teens Bullying Others Online

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Pretty Is As Pretty Does I think Pennsylvania photographer Jennifer McKendrick may be on her way to becoming a new hero of mine.  La...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Minnesota Moves Towards Statewide Vote on Constitutional Ban for Gay Marriage

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As an update to my several recent postings about the role the Catholic leaders of Minnesota are now seeking to play in the political life ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Cheryl Saban: It Gets Better

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A brief postscript to what I posted Monday about Minnesota's problem with the gays and the recent suicide of two teens in Minnesota, ...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Dan Savage: "Minnesota Has a Real Problem"

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Dan Savage writes, "Minnesota has a real problem . . . ." And Steve and I are wondering why this is the case (since it seems ...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Heartwarming Irish Video against Bullying of Gay Youths

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Gay Leader Murdered in Uganda: Hateful (Religious) Words and Hateful (Religious) Ideas Have Real-Life Consequences

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And this kind of horrific event is what we can expect when popes and bishops and many other religious leaders remain completely silent as...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Update to Story of Bullying in Anoka-Hennepin (MN) School District: Not Pretty

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Back in October, I blogged about the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota, in which there has been a horrific spate of suicides of ...