Schools Confront Anti-Gay Bulllying Here and Abroad

edgeboston.com by Killan Melloy | Feb. 8, 2009 (News Analysis)

Around the country, and internationally, anti-gay harassment of GLBT youth has come to the forefront for lawmakers and social organizations. Full Story »

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Topics: Gay and Lesbian, Youth
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 8, 2009 - 10:56 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Kristin Gorski (review)
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Edited by: Dale Penn - Feb 8, 2009 - 10:56 AM PST

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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Feb. 8, 2009

A bit scatter-shot in nature, this piece covers a number of national and international efforts to draw attention to the matter of anti-gay bullying in our schools. It provides a nice variety of information, but fails to bring it all together in a cohesive manner.

This is an important topic that doesn't get the coverage it deserves in the mainstream press.

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Feb. 8, 2009

A well-sourced survey of various statistics concerning the effects of anti-gay bullying on students. Comparisons between different countries' experiences provide some context, but input from key stakeholders -- like students, parents and teachers -- would make the article more complete.

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