Bullying

Teen activist to meet with Abercrombie CEO

Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 12
Life abercrombie and fitch

GOP actually bullies an anti-bullying bill

Minnesota safe schools initiative dies after right balks, and local archdiocese calls it an "Orwellian nightmare"

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, May 20, 2013 2:52 PM UTC 37
Life LGBT, Bullying, Minnesota

Reminder: Men get raped too

Two high-profile cases remind us sexual assault isn't just a crime against women

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, May 6, 2013 8:13 PM UTC 30
Life Rape, Nigel Evans, LGBT, Bullying

Kentucky governor vetoes “religious freedom” bill

Though Steve Beshear, a Democrat, blocked the bill, the legislature could still override his veto

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 14
Politics Steve Beshear, Kentucky

Mother of 13-year-old pushed out of a moving school bus will sue the city

Harriet McNeill will hold the Department of Education accountable for failing to protect her daughter from a bully

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 2:53 PM UTC 13
Life Bullying, Violence, Mental health

Does reading the comments affect your judgment?

A study reveals the "polarizing" effects of rude comments — and you can count me out

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Mar 4, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 64
Technology Internet Culture, Bullying

Indiana group fights for “gay-free” prom

A group of parents, students and a local teacher is fighting for a separate "traditional" prom that would ban gays

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 1:54 PM UTC 37
Life LGBT, LGBTQ, Prom, High School

Study: It gets better for gay teens, but by how much?

A new 7-year study shows things do get better as gay teens enter adulthood, but we still have a very long way to go

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:42 PM UTC
Life Gay, LGBT, Gay Rights, gay teens

“It Gets Better” pulls 49ers’ PSA after players deny their involvement

With friends like the San Francisco 49ers, Dan Savage's project for bullied teens needs no enemies

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Feb 1, 2013 5:58 PM UTC 34
Entertainment super bowl 2013

Another bullied gay teen commits suicide

During a month of tremendous strides for LGBT rights, Jadin Bell reminds us how far we still have to go

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 4:42 PM UTC
Life LGBT, Jadin Bell, Tyler Clementi

Even a rocker can be bullied

Amanda Palmer's blog post seeks advice on dealing with the trolls — and some moving answers flood in

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jan 7, 2013 9:03 PM UTC 19
Entertainment Amanda Palmer, Bullying

“Thirtysomething” writer Richard Kramer: “Family isn’t something you make”

The TV writer turned novelist has lots to say about coming of age, coming out and redefining the meaning of family

Rachel Shukert Friday, Nov 30, 2012 7:39 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Author Interviews

Amanda Todd’s “jailbait” blackmailer targeted

Anonymous unmasks a purported creep — and shows how far bullying girls goes

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 8:55 PM UTC 44
Life michael brutsch, Reddit

Karen Klein: Bullies aren’t bad kids

The grandma who endured horrific abuse on a school bus, then felt the Internet's love, now defends her tormentors

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 22, 2012 3:50 PM UTC 17
Life Bullying

Karen Klein: YouTube’s most evil bullying video

UPDATE 2: Gutless middle-schoolers brutalized a bus monitor, but the Internet showed kindness, raising half a mil

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 3:45 PM UTC 121
Life Bullying, Going Viral

Dharun Ravi says he’s sorry

Two years after Tyler Clementi's death, his roommate apologizes

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:30 PM UTC 80
Life Bullying, Tyler Clementi

My bully, my best friend

At first, I thought it was a joke when John called me "gay." By the time the school intervened, no one was laughing

Yannick LeJacq Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 18
Life Life stories, Teenagers, Bullying

Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out

Caleb insulted my dead boyfriend in front of our entire class. Years later, I learned what he'd really been after

Jennifer Miller Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 24
Life Interview With My Bully

Why the MPAA doesn’t want your kid to see “Bully”

With its R rating for "Bully," the ratings board reveals its true nature -- and may have doomed itself

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 84
Life Movies, Our Picks

What’s the right sentence for hate?

Dharun Ravi faces 10 years in prison and deportation after a conviction on hate crimes in the Tyler Clementi case

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Mar 16, 2012 6:45 PM UTC 174
Life LGBT, Bullying, It Gets Better

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