WASHINGTON – Bullying is a serious public health problem, with significant short- and long-term psychological consequences for both the targets and perpetrators of such behavior, and requires a commitment to developing preventive and interventional policies and practices that could make a tangible difference in the lives of many children, says a new report from the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two Equality California-sponsored bills advancing the civil rights of LGBT people in California and across the country were approved by the California Assembly Monday. Assembly Bill (AB) 1887 was approved by a vote of 54-21 and AB 1732 passed by 55-19. AB 1887, authored by Asm. Evan Low (D-Campbell), would prohibit state-funded or sponsored…
NEW YORK – GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, today announced that it will honor Colorado teacher Amber Schweitzer with the Educator of the Year Award and New York City’s Academy for Young Writers Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) with the GSA of the Year Award…
LOS ANGELES — Jackson Browne will perform two previously postponed and rescheduled shows in North Carolina May 28 and June 1. The shows in Asheville, NC and Wilmington, NC were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 and 22, earlier this year, but both shows were postponed due to illness and weather, respectively. Jackson will be donating the…
Androgynous supermodel Rain Dove has joined the fight against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law HB 2. Dove just released a video fighting HB2 with Elliott Sailors, Benjamin Melzer, and many more, in which she spent the day wearing diapers. “Laugh and Help SHARE AND SAVE A LIFE,” wrote Dove on Facebook. “The oppressive “Bathroom Bill” in…
