Two pending congressional anti-bullying bills – the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act – which were both endorsed by President Barack Obama earlier this year, are now also being publicly supported by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “Bullying can no longer be seen as a normal rite of passage,” Duncan said in…
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CNN) – Prosecutors will appeal a 30-day jail sentence handed down last week against Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student convicted of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate, who then killed himself by jumping off New York’s George Washington Bridge. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan said Ravi’s crimes warranted “more…
Hulu has launched its new LGBT category heading on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus. Implemented as a navigational tool to facilitate easier access to Hulu’s substantial offerings of LGBT films, this new category heading arises out of an initiative spearheaded by LGBT film distributor Wolfe Video. Hulu.com’s LGBT genre category can be accessed…
President Obama announced Friday his support of the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) and the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA). The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today applauded the president’s decision to help end discrimination against student LGBTs. “The President’s endorsement of the SNDA and SSIA…
(CNN) – The Weinstein Company’s documentary on bullying in schools has received another show of support from teen pop star Justin Bieber. The 18-year-old singer has provided the soundtrack for a new TV spot for the Bully documentary with his song “Born to Be Somebody.” The clip, premiered on Fandango.com, and began airing last week….
Unfortunately, most people only know about the documentary Bully because the Motion Picture Association gave it an R rating for an utterance of the word “fuck,” refused an appeal, and then, following a nationwide outcry orchestrated by the mogul and PR genius Harvey Weinstein, relented and gave the film a PG-13. The rating matters particularly…
Northwest Iowa is mourning the death of a 14-year-old gay Iowa teen who took his own life Monday following a series of bullying, death threats, and an online hate group where he lay subject to repeated harassment. Kenneth Weishuhn, Jr. of South O’Brien High School came out as gay earlier this year. The teen began…
A gay high school student in southwest Ohio is suing his school district over the ban of a t-shirt that read, “Jesus is Not Homophobe.” Maverick Couch, 16, says Tuesday’s lawsuit stems from the district’s false claim that the t-shirt was “sexual in nature and therefore indecent and inappropriate in a school setting” and prohibited…
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House will honor Elena Chang and Suma Reddy Thursday as two of nine Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders and organizations that are Champions of Change. The two honorees are from the Asian Pride Project (APP) and were chosen as part of the White House Initiative on AAPIs “What’s…
God-Des & She may be best known for their debut on Showtime’s hit series, “The L Word”, but these ladies have come a long way since then. Since their appearance on the show, they’ve gone on to sell more than 40,000 albums, tour the nation, headline Pride festivals throughout the county, and give a voice…
