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LGBT youth around the country are standing up anti-gay bullying and school administrators who have allegedly tried to silence gay students.

A London Catholic school said their decision to call in gay rights group Stonewall to give lessons on homophobic bullying was not prompted by a five-year-old boy calling another student’s shoes "gay."

Just in time for National Day of Silence, Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Colorado Democrat Jared Polis have reintroduce a bill that would prohibit discrimination against sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools nationwide.

The father of an openly gay teen who committed suicide earlier this year will walk across the country to raise anti-bullying awareness.

Amber Hatcher, an openly lesbian 16-year-old, filed a lawsuit on Feb. 26 against the DeSoto County High School arguing the school interfered with her First Amendment rights when they suspended her last year.

GMHC’s new Step+Walk+Dance event helped prevent bullying among Harlem youth, while also raising funds for the upcoming AIDS Walk New York.

Responding to alleged harassment and bullying by SoCal teachers against LGBT students, the Southern California ACLU has filed a demand that the violations cease.

After sitting on their hands over protecting LGBT students, Southern California schools are now implementing Project SPIN, Suicide Prevention Intervention Now.

More than 30 years after Aaron Fricke sued his school for the right to escort his boyfriend to a prom, LGBT students are still fighting to prevent discrimination and bullying in schools.

Gay blogger and activist Dan Savage was right when he decided to share on YouTube his story of growing up gay: it does get better.