Bullying

Tyler Clementi Foundation Launches Anti-Bullying Toolkit for Christian Communities

By The Seattle Lesbian

December 19, 2018

The toolkit creates a simple, effective and empowering framework for stopping, and ultimately ending, bullying, beginning on the first day of any Sunday school or youth group. ...

One Key Factor Raises Gay and Lesbian Teens’ Suicide Risk, New Study

By The Seattle Lesbian

February 28, 2018

Health

Teens who are gay or lesbian but engage in heterosexual sex are at higher risk of a suicide attempt, new research suggests. The investigators found that 4 percent experienced "sexual orientation discordance" - sexual contact that's contrary to a person's sexual orientation. ...

Montreal Study Shows Cyber Harassment Touches ‘Too Many Teens’

By The Seattle Lesbian

January 8, 2018

International

In December 2016, Statistics Canada published the results of a new study indicating that 17 percent of Internet users aged 15 to 29 had experienced cyberbullying or cyber ...

Rio Pride 2017 to Feature Music by Celine Dion, Demi Lovato, Yann

By The Seattle Lesbian

November 3, 2017

Entertainment International

Brazilian pop singer and activist Yann just announced his new single and video "Igual." The project will be released on November 8 and will raise awareness for the epidemic of anti-gay violence happening in Brazil. ...

Two in Five LGBT Workers Feel Bullied at Work, According to CareerBuilder Survey

By The Seattle Lesbian

October 19, 2017

National

Two in five LGBT workers (40 percent) report feeling bullied at work, 11 percentage points higher than the national average of all workers combined. Fifty-six percent of bullied LGBT workers report being bullied repeatedly. ...

Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth List Revealed for 2017

By The Seattle Lesbian

September 17, 2017

National

Campus Pride released its 2017 Shame List on Sept. 13 highlighting for the second year in a row a national listing of “The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth.” ...

Prince William Discusses Diana Award, Bullying

By Kelly Morris

July 11, 2016

International

According to the Duke, 16,000 students stay home each school year to avoid bullying which harms their education and prospects ...

Seattle Police Department Safe Place Program Expended to Local Public Schools

By The Seattle Lesbian

April 20, 2016

Local

SPD Safe Place is a voluntary program that provides businesses and organizations with information on how to report harassment, more commonly known as hate crimes. ...