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Archive for October, 2011

Linda Harvey – The Most Homophobic Person On The Planet

Yikes! When you find someone that makes Michele Bachmann’s hateful statements sound tame, you know it’s going to be a bad day for this country! Meet not only the most homophobic person on the planet, but the biggest bully. She is a Christian conservative radio talk show host, Linda Harvey, president and founder of Mission [...]

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Bullying, Gay-Straight Alliance, LGBT Teen Bullying, Linda Harvey, Michele Bachmann, Mission America

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Tyler Lee Long

Tyler Lee Long Tyler Long was misunderstood by his classmates. You see, he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at a very young age. Asperger’s is a developmental disorder involving delays in the development of many basic skills, most notably the ability to socialize and communicate with others. As a young boy Tyler lagged far behind [...]

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Why We Must Tell Our Bullying Stories

Over the past five months I have written several posts telling you the gory, graphic details of the effects bullying has on everyone – the victims, the families, the friends, and yes, even the bullies themselves. Recently I began honoring the victims of bullycide – those kids who have committed suicide because of the relentless [...]

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Bullycide, Bullying, LGBT Teen Bullying, LGBT Teen Suicide, Main, Teen Anti-Bullying

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Why I Love YA – A history of the genre and what makes it special

This is a guest post by Emlyn Chand, author of Farsighted Is Alex blind? Yes. Bullied? Yes. A victim? Absolutely not! Emlyn Chand expertly tackles high school bullying, making Farsighted both an entertaining and an educational read. – Kevin Carey-Infante, Author of Bani’s Dilemma For years, I focused on reading classic literature with the occasional YA [...]

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Farsighted, YA Fiction

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(William) Billy Lucas

(William) Billy Lucas September 6, 1995 – September 9, 2010 Billy Lucas was different. He had darker skin because he was part Indian and part Asian. He was more of an artist than a sportsman. His passion was his horses. He was 3-months old when he rode his first horse. He was an equestrian champion. [...]

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Spirit Day, October 20

Wear purple Thursday, October 20! Millions of Americans wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day was started in 2010 by teenager Brittany McMillan as a response to the young people who had taken their own lives. Observed annually [...]

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Bullying, LGBT Teen Bullying, Spirit Day, Teen Anti-Bullying

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A Brandon McInerney Update

I have gotten several requests to update you on what’s next for Brandon McInerney. For those of you new to this case here’s a brief summary of how we got to where we are today: Brandon McInerney, now 17-years old, went on trial, charged as an adult, with murder and a hate crime after the [...]

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Brandon McInerney, Brandon McInerney Trial, Bullying, Lawrence (Larry) King, LGBT Teen Bullying, Teen Anti-Bullying

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Guest Blog – Love is Louder: The Real Story

I’d like to introduce you to a very special, very brave young lady. Those of you who follow this blog know her as cookme25. Her real name is Hannah. She’s a 15-year old aspiring author and I am proud to call her my new friend. I first met her through her first comment to my [...]

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Bullying, Teen Anti-Bullying

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An Inspirational and Life Saving Story

While doing some research this morning I found this story that I just had to share with you. It had no signature attached to it, and, trust me, I did an exhaustive search to find one. Whether it’s a true story or not is not the issue, although, given the honest tone of it I [...]

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Bullycide, Bullying, Teen Anti-Bullying, Uncategorized

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Matthew Shepard – Not Bullycide But Bullied To Death

Matthew Shepard December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998 Thirteen years ago this week Matthew Shepard was murdered. It was one of the most horrific hate crimes of our time. It changed the way we talk about and deal with hate not only in the United States, but around the world. Although Matt’s death was [...]

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