anti-lgbt bullying

The Fabulous Beekman Boys and Cast of 'The Amazing Race' Send Encouragement to Gay Teen

The Fabulous Beekman Boys and the rest of 'The Amazing Race 21' cast joined together to send messages of encouragement and support for a gay teen who reached out after seeing the Beekmans win Sunday's 'The Amazing Race' finale.

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#SpiritDay: 19 Days of Action to stand up to bullying - Day 17

Now that you've gone purple using GLAAD's #SpiritDay tool, help spread the word on social media!

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Be An Ally For LGBT Youth - GLSEN Ally Week Starts Today!

Ally Week starts today! Join GLSEN and students nationwide and become an ally for LGBT youth!

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Video: PFLAG partners with Johnson & Johnson, Walgreens to combat bullying

Care with Pride is a groundbreaking new anti-bullying initiative dedicated to ending bullying of all students, but with a specific focus on LGBT youth. The program marks a combined effort between corporate sponsors Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies and Walgreens with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

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National Organizations Respond to the Expulsion of Bullied Gay Teen Dynasty Young

The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Network and the Indiana Youth Group (IYG) are among the organizations that have expressed their support for 17 year old Dynasty Young, the bullied gay teen from Indiana who's been expelled for using an electrical self-protection device as a way of protecting himself against physical violence.

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VIDEOS: Dynasty Young and His Mother Speak with Good Morning America, CNN & MSNBC

Following GLAAD media training, Dynasty Young and his mother, Chelisa Grimes, have shared their story on Good Morning America, CNN and MSNBC. GLAAD staff have also been working closely with local and national media outlets to ensure that this story is told in an accurate and thoughtful way.

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Harvey Weinstein to present Special Recognition Award to Katy Butler at GLAAD Media Awards in New York #glaadawards

Harvey Weistein will present 17-year-old Katy Butler with a Special Recognition Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York on 3/24.

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Watch Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey Launch the Born This Way Foundation Today

LGBT advocate and GLAAD Media Award winner, Lady Gaga, will launch the Born This Way Foundation today with her mother Cynthia.

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Study Shows Anti-LGBT Slurs Still Used for Harm

Celebrities, both LGBT-identified and not, have been rightly called out for using slurs or terms that perpetuate dangerous stereotypes about LGBT people. And while some have defended this usage, claiming that words such as "F*g" or "tra**y" do not spur hate and harm, a new study is proving otherwise.

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Elementary Schools and Bullying: What Students Really Face

GLSEN's climate report on elementary schools has the data to prove what students already know; anti-LGBT harassment and bullying is all too frequent for all students, starting at a very young age.

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