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Tag Archives: bullying
Gay suicide victim Asher Brown’s parents drop suit against school district
Amy and David Truong, parents of Asher Brown, dropped their lawsuit against the Cy-Fair Independent School District in Houston. Brown, 13, committed suicide in September 2010. The Truongs claimed Asher had been bullied based on his Buddhist beliefs, his size and belief he was gay. Continue reading →
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Tagged Amy and David Truong, Asher Brown, bullying, lgbt, Marty Cirkiel
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WATCH: Fort Worth teen suspended for anti-gay comments films NOM video
Dakota Ary, the Fort Worth teen who was suspended last year after he made anti-gay comments in class, is featured in a National Organization for Marriage video. Continue reading →
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Tagged anti-gay, bullying, dakota ary, Fort Worth, National Organization for Marriage, NOM
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Study shows high rate of discrimination against transgender people in Texas
According to a breakout of a study released last year, transgender Texans face high levels of discrimination. The study included 266 Texas respondents. Continue reading →
WATCH: Joel Burns on new bullying law
Gay Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns has shared his personal experience with bullying and has helped Fort Worth Independent School District enact an LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying poli Continue reading →
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After gay teen’s suicide, El Paso ISD board adds LGBT protections
The decision to include gender identity and perceived sexuality to the El Paso ISD nondiscrimination policy brought tears and hope Tuesday. Continue reading →
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Tagged Brandon Elizares, bullying, El Paso, El Paso Independent School District, El Paso ISD, PFLAG
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Flour Bluff teen commits suicide; family blames school district for not addressing bullying
Flour Bluff Independent School District is accused of not handling bullying that led to a former student’s suicide Sunday. Continue reading →
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Survey: How safe are LGBT youth in TX schools?
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas created a school climate survey to discover how safe Texas schools are for LGBT youth. Continue reading →
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, bullying, LGBT youth, safe school, school climate survey, Texas Gay-Straight Alliance
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Parents of Asher Brown face vandalism, indimidation
Sixteen months ago, amidst a national rash of suicides by LGBT youth, residents of Harris County awoke to find that the epidemic had claimed one of our own. Asher Brown, 13, had taken his life after enduring months of taunting … Continue reading →
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Tagged Asher Brown, bullying, David and Amy Truong
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Al Franken asks public for help passing Student Non-Discrimination Act
Sen. Al Franken, D – Minnesota, is asking the public for help passing S. 555, The Student Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against public school students on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Under the … Continue reading →
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Soldier commits suicide after being bullied — and the soldiers who bullied him face criminal charges
Eight U.S. Army soldiers are facing charges including involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, assault, dereliction of duty, reckless endangerment, communicating a threat, maltreatment and making a false officials statement after having allegedly bullied and hazed another soldier until he was driven … Continue reading →
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