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Gay Teen in Stun Gun Case Sues Indy School District

by Jamilah King on September 4 2012, 12:40PM

Darnell “Dynasty” Young alleges that Indianapolis Public Schools “engaged in discriminatory treatment and fail[ed] to protect Young.

Topics: /NOW Blog

Rapper Murs Kisses Another Man to Call Out Homophobia in Hip Hop

by Jorge Rivas on July 16 2012, 11:14AM

California rapper Murs wearing a “Legalize Gay” shirt and kisses another man in new video.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog

Gay Teen Expelled in Stun Gun School Case Attacked at Mall

by Jorge Rivas on May 15 2012, 11:40AM

The teen’s alleged attacker, Khyran R. Delay, 34, has been charged with battery.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

Mom Has No Regrets About Giving Son a Stun Gun to Fend Off Bullies

by Jorge Rivas on May 8 2012, 12:42PM

An Indiana teen has been suspended and could face expulsion because he brought a stun gun to school to scare off bullies who taunted him with homophobic slurs.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Dharun Ravi’s Finally Speaks Out, Denies He Caused Suicide

by Jorge Rivas on March 22 2012, 5:26PM

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, who was convicted last week of a hate crime for spying on his gay roommate’s date, will make his first primetime television interview on Friday night.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

Dharun Ravi, Tyler Clementi and the Hard Work of Truly Stopping Bullies

by Rinku Sen on March 21 2012, 9:33AM

If we really want to stop bullying, writes Rinku Sen, we can’t just do it from the back end in criminal courts. We have to affirmatively, proactively expand the rights of LGBT people, immigrants, people of color and women.

Topics: Bullying, Gender & Sexuality, Rinku Sen, Schools & Youth

Tyler Clementi’s Webcam Spying Roommate Convicted of Hate Crime

by Julianne Hing on March 16 2012, 12:20PM

The former Rutgers student faces a maximum of ten years in prison.

Topics: LGBT Youth, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

MPAA Says No to Teen Who Delivered 200k Signatures to Change ‘Bully’ Rating

by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 6:23PM

Katy Butler, a 16-year old from Ann Arbor, Mich., delivered more than 200,000 signatures to the Motion Picture Association of America on Wednesday urging them to change the rating of the documentary “Bully” to PG-13 so more young people can see it.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog