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RGOD2: Passing the torch of equality to the next generation

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
April 5th, 2013

I am in a meeting of 150 teenagers at the United Nations this week. Ten days ago, I listened to a group of young LGBT Ugandans who basically want the same things North American kids want.

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GLSEN: LGBT youth face harassment, discrimination in school athletics

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
February 22nd, 2013

LGBT students can greatly benefit from participation in school-based athletics, but many of these students experience harassment, assault and discrimination that negatively impact their participation in middle and high school physical education and sports teams, according to a research brief released Wednesday by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educati

Indiana groups set up video project to reassure gay teens they "have a purpose"

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
February 18th, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS — A coalition of gay rights organizations is trying to bolster the confidence of gay teens in response to an Indiana teacher’s assertion that gays have no purpose in life.

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George Takei, Betty DeGeneres to attend CESCaL conference in San Diego this weekend

SDGLN Staff
February 11th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- The fourth annual national educator conference focused on LGBTQIA youth will take place in San Diego this weekend, Feb. 15-17.

Supporting Students ~ Saving Lives is presented each year by San Diego State University's Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL) and brings together educators from across the country to network, learn, and share resources. The conference is known to be the only event of its type focused on LGBTQIA youth.

Family announces foundation to combat bullying in wake of Jadin Bell’s death

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
February 8th, 2013

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Speaking before a crowd of about 200 people Wednesday, the father of an Oregon teen who died Sunday after he hanged himself two weeks earlier, said that he loved his gay son, and accepted him for who he was.

“I think we need more of that,” said Joe Bell, whose 15-year-old son, Jadin, had been bullied before trying to take his life.

Bullied gay teen who hanged himself, dies after clinging to life for 16 days

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
February 4th, 2013

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Jadin Bell, a 15-year-old gay teen who hanged himself two weeks ago after complaining of bullying, died Sunday afternoon at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital on Portland.

Jadin was taken off life support more than a week ago after tests showed no brain activity.

Rutgers University names new student center for Tyler Clementi

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
February 2nd, 2013

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University has announced it has named a new student named for Tyler Clementi, a gay student who jumped to his death in 2010 after his roommate used a webcam to record Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man.

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COMMENTARY: Jadin Bell, the lynching of a butterfly and the modern mob

Rob Watson - via LGBQ Nation
January 30th, 2013

(Editor's note: Rob Watson is Director of Partners and Alliances Communication for Hitachi Data Systems and blogs on evoL = . He has served as the president of the board of directors for Santa Cruz AIDS project and is a dedicated activist for the LGBT community. He was a foster care parent and became the adoptive parent of his two sons. They reside in Northern California. His commentaries appear regularly on LGBTQ Nation, a media partner with SDGLN.)

Parents: School "mishandled" situation that led to their son's suicide

Brody Levesque - LGBTQ Nation
December 19th, 2012

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah -- The parents of 14-year-old David Phan, an openly gay student who shot and killed himself in front of horrified classmates on November 29, are speaking out and accusing school officials of "mishandling" the situation that led to their son's death.

Phan, an eighth grader, had been suspended from Bennion Junior High in this southern Salt Lake City suburb, for bringing a condom to school, according to his parents.

Parents say anti-gay bullying is to blame for son's suicide

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
December 6th, 2012

FENTON, Mich. -- The parents of a Michigan high school student who took his own life last week believe anti-gay bullying is to blame.

Josh Pacheco, 17, committed suicide on Nov. 27. His mother, Lynnette Capehart, said that Josh was gay, which led to him being bullied both inside and outside of school, reported MLive.

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