365 Gay News » gay youth

With NY gay teen’s suicide come spotlight, caution

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:25:53 +0000

(Buffalo, NY) Taunted since grade school for hanging out with girls, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer told his parents things were finally getting better since high school started. Meanwhile, on a(...)

Relationship Expert: My family is supportive – but they tell gay jokes

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:01:44 +0000

Question: So I am a openly gay teenage boy and for the most part my family is supportive. However, I get really bothered because my family, especially the males, will always be making gay(...)

Lady Gaga wants to meet with Obama over bullying

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:04:31 +0000

(Washington) Lady Gaga wants to meet with President Barack Obama about her concerns over bullying.

Gaga expressed sadness and anger over Twitter Wednesday about the suicide death of a(...)

NY teen commits suicide after anti-gay bullying

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:57:04 +0000

A 14-year-old who had been bullied for years committed suicide outside his home, near Buffalo, NY.

Though Jamey Rodemeyer recorded an It Gets Better video and his parents say they worked with(...)

In Tyler Clementi’s NJ dorm, tensions were high

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:00:56 +0000

(Trenton, NJ) “What if I catch him with a dude?” Dharun Ravi wondered in jocular web chat about his new, gay freshman-year roommate at Rutgers University. He pondered a computer program to(...)

Calif anti-gay history referendum faces uphill battle

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:00:05 +0000

(San Francisco) At churches, shopping centers, schools, and local tea party meetings in California, fired-up volunteers have started gathering signatures for a ballot referendum that would repeal the nation’s first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights’ milestones in school lessons. Organizers of the Stop SB48 campaign- Senate Bill 48 [...]

Defense: teen who shot Larry King snapped

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:43 +0000

(Los Angeles) A teen who shot a gay classmate to death in a school classroom reached an emotional breaking point after weeks of being sexually harassed by the boy, a defense attorney said.

In(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Bishop Long’s accusers speak up

James Withers — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:08:16 +0000

Florida teacher back in the classroom. Social studies pedagogue Jerry Buell is back teaching students. The teacher was suspended for his Facebook outburst about gay marriage and an upset tummy.(...)

Relationship Expert: ‘Should I come out in my new school?’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Question

I am going to be a senior in high school this year, and luckily I’m out of the closet. However…I just moved to another school. While I know that my sexuality is my business, and mine(...)

Lawrence King: Trial of gay classmate killing draws to close

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:32:38 +0000

(Los Angeles) Closing arguments are likely next week in the trial of a California teenager accused of fatally shooting a gay classmate at school.

Lawyers for Brandon McInerney are expected to(...)