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WATCH: Bullied Boy's Inspiring Message For School Board

2013-05-17T15:04:49Z

This bullied 11-year-old has a powerful message for his school board: "You have the power to make the changes."

In recently promoted footage from 2...

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Sue Sanders: What Scares Me Most About My 13-Year-Old Joining Facebook

2013-05-17T14:00:25Z

When Lizzie joined Facebook, she sent me a friendship request. I wondered: Shouldn't there be more of a firewall between parents and kids? How much of our children's lives do we really need to know? Isn't privacy and independence a good thing?

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Rob Watson: Homophobia's Cruel Mother's Day

2013-05-16T18:21:43Z

The Friday before Mother's Day, my work associate asked me for a favor. "I may need to work altered hours on Monday, if that is OK," she started. "I have a memorial service that I need to go to." And then, almost under her breath: "It was a suicide."

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Carrie Goldman: What I Know About Motherhood Now That I Am An Adoptive Mother

2013-05-10T18:11:55Z

My three girls take turns being the squeaky wheel, and my focus on each girl waxes and wanes. What never wavers is my love. Whether flesh of my flesh or soul of my soul, I love each daughter as a whole.

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Barbara Greenberg: Another Type of 'Hot' May Madness Among Our Teens

2013-05-10T17:06:33Z

I now and you know that our teens are busy evaluating each other. Today, though, even I was shocked when I learned that the male teens at Issaquah Hig...

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Meryl Ain, Ed.D.: Why Coming Out Benefits Straight People As Much As Gay People

2013-05-09T18:09:47Z

Coming out isn't just healthy, necessary and liberating for gay people; everyone else benefits as well. Lies are destructive, not only to the person telling them but to everyone else who becomes collateral damage.

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Reductress: B'Oréal Launches Line of Anti-Bullying Makeup for Young Girls

2013-05-08T17:32:27Z

In an effort to help young girls who are bullied, B'Oréal has launched Tolérance, a new line of junior cosmetics that gives young girls the confidence they need to stop bullying where it starts: their inferior appearance and demeanor.

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Bad Boy Gone Good In New PSA

2013-05-07T09:53:59Z

Sean “Diddy” Combs has extended his ongoing relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. by becoming the brand’s ambassador for their n...

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Chastity Garner Valentine: I Love Haters

2013-05-03T16:08:01Z

Recently, I was featured on Fashion Bomb. Now, I'm very aware of Fashion Bomb's readers and how they react to the plus size fashion bomb of the day. The audacity that a fat girl might love herself and try to show off in some cute outfits. But in the words of Beyonce: "I love haters."

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WATCH: Gay Teen's Dad On His Cross-Country Mission

2013-05-03T12:00:25Z

The father of Jadin Bell spoke to HuffPost Live from the road after setting out on a cross-country journey in honor of his son, who committed suicide ...

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WATCH: Mika, Ariana Grande Get 'Wicked' For New Anti-Bullying Anthem

2013-04-29T16:44:47Z

Mika has teamed up with "Victorious" star Ariana Grande for his latest single, "The Popular Song."

The stylish video for the song, taken from Mika...

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HooplaHa: Comedian Bullied for Being Gay Gets the Last Laugh

2013-04-29T16:30:29Z

Celebrity Fit Club host and Last Comic Standing winner, ANT, manages to mix comedy and tragedy as he brings his strong anti-bullying message on stage....

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Christina Milian, Karrueche Tran And Draya Michele Star In Anti-Bullying Campaign

2013-04-29T16:00:40Z

Singer and actress Christina Milian, model Karrueche Tran and "Basketball Wives LA" star Draya Michele have lent their faces for the "Be You" anti-bul...

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Sam Fiorella: The Social Media Borg: A Culture of Likes

2013-04-29T11:48:08Z

As social media moves goes from infancy in to its toddler years, maybe we need to teach it how to handle disagreements in a positive and constructive way. Maybe we should go so far as to encourage it.

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Rev. Stephen V. Sprinkle, Ph.D.: Remembering the Victims of Gay Hate Crimes Until Justice Comes

2013-04-28T18:37:55Z

Had Ryan Keith Skipper (1981-2007) not been murdered in one of the most heinous anti-gay hate crimes in the history of Florida, he would be celebrating his 32nd birthday today.

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An Alternate Universe Where Being Gay Is The Norm?

2013-04-26T15:17:55Z

Warning: this video contains graphic content.

A short film entitled "Love is All You Need?" uses real life events in an alternate universe to expl...

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Sue Scheff: Bullies and Cyberbullies Don't Take a Summer Vacation

2013-04-26T14:46:54Z

Bullying and cyberbullying are topics that won't grow old until they become extinct. We can't stand idly by until that day arrives.

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LOOK: New Tool Measures Instances Of 'Fag,' 'Dyke' And Other Anti-Gay Terms On Twitter

2013-04-26T11:54:56Z

An all-new digital tool aims to measure the instances of commonly used anti-gay language, including "faggot" and "dyke," used on Twitter.

The new t...

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Tom Bartolomei: Does It Get Better? Bullying Within The LGBTQ Community

2013-04-24T13:23:09Z

As much as we want to rally against bullying as a community, we don't see what is happening within our community. We have traded one set of bullies for another: us. This bullying is centered on things like body type, social status, how much money you have or where you live.

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School Board Prolongs Decision On Proposed Gay-Straight Club

2013-04-23T14:51:34Z

Bayli Silberstein, an openly bisexual 14-year-old student, lobbied for a gay-straight alliance (GSA) at Carver Middle School in Leesurg, Florida, in ...

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Father Of Gay Teen Who Committed Suicide To Set Off On Incredible Journey

2013-04-22T12:45:33Z

The father of a gay Oregon teen who committed suicide in February is planning a cross-country tribute in honor of his son.

As The Columbian is rep...

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Proposed Law Takes Aim At Cyberbullying

2013-04-19T16:19:27Z

A proposed federal law in Canada could make certain types of cyberbullying as illegal as distributing child pornography.

Nova Scotia Justice Minist...

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Hudson Taylor: For LGBT Youth, The UN Can Be MVP

2013-04-19T09:00:01Z

The United Nations offers a crucial platform for raising awareness about anti-LGBT bullying and exchanging best practices to counteract the problem. Similarly, sports, with their exceptional capacity to straddle varying belief systems, serve as a universal language for communicating this message.

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Ian Thompson: The Single Most Important Step Congress Could Take To Improve The Lives Of LGBT Students

2013-04-18T16:52:07Z

Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) have reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act, vitally important legislation that is modeled on Title IX that would create a comprehensive prohibition against discrimination against LGBT students in our nation's public schools.

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Polis On LGBT Bullying: 'Hatred Has No Place In The Classroom'

2013-04-18T13:57:11Z

Bayli Silberstein, an eighth-grade student in a Florida public school, saw it firsthand.

Her friends, she said, were routinely bullied for their s...

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