COMING OUT NEWS

Gay teen gamers vulnerable to cyber bullying
edgeo nthenet.com 11 May 12

Stephen Fry tells how he has come out several times - global site says 'be proud of who you are'
proud2beproject.org 8 May 12

Birmingham LGBT school lessons inform students about LGBT history and challenge homophobic stereotypes
Download lesson plan 8 May 12

Matt Shankles - How a bullied gay Iowa teen used secret Twitter identity to fight back with kind words to ridiculed students
patch.com 2 May 12

94.5% of students say they would treat an LGBT person better after hearing from an LGBT role model
Diversity Role Models 2 May 12

To My Grade 7 Self - University Students Against Homophobia - aims at eliminating homophobia in creative and dynamic ways
youtu.be 29 Apr 12

Grant Gustin - Glee actor says 'I was gay-bashed' in high school
zap2it.com 25 Apr 12

Day of Silence - Cynthia Lee a public health and business economics student, observes a day of silence in honor of persecuted members of the LGBTQ community - Fri 20 Apr
arizona.edu 20 Apr 12

'The stroke had turned me gay' - following a stroke, Chris Birch's personality and sexuality altered dramatically - BBC3
bbc iPlayer 17 Apr 12

New 'First Timers' UK TV show could help you overcome your sexual anxieties
gaytoz.com 13 Apr 12

It Gets Better movement spawns national touring show - story of young gay teenager contemplating his life
latimes.com 13 Apr 12

'Coming out' may be good for your health, particularly when parental support is involved
health24.com 12 Apr 12

NYU Athletics It Gets Better Video - Jay Hayes, the captain of New York University's men's volleyball team says: "I'm proud of who I am"
youtu.be | itgetsbetter.org  11 Apr 12

First LGBT high school opens in Phoenix
abc15.com 11 Apr 12

Bully given PG-13 rating - bullied teenager Alex Libby appealed to have rating cut on new Harvey Weinstein film
bbc.co.uk | trailer 7 Apr 12

Gay Mormon students From Brigham Young University Produce 'It Gets Better' Video
youtu.be 7 Apr 12

rucomingout - new website for those who are living life in the closet, with people from all over the world writing their own personal accounts of Coming Out
rucomingout.com 5 Apr 12

A Homophobe's Guide for Dealing with a Gay Child - 16 tips from real homophobes on how to 'rid the gay'
storify.com 2 Apr 12

Gareth Thomas wants to hear your story for a C5 documentary on Coming Out
gaytoz - be on TV 17 Mar 12

A gay jock takes off the mask - how teenager Scott Heggart posted a video on Youtube 365 days in a row...
yahoo.com 17 Mar 12

Jeremy Cabalona - My friends were openly homophobic. I remember feeling completely helpless, trapped, with no one to talk to... so I helped set up:
justleftthecloset.com 16 Mar 12

BBC Radio 1's The Surgery Show to focus on sexuality - Sun 11 Mar, 9pm
BBC iPlayer  10 Mar 12

Glad to be gay-friendly - How St George's faith school is tackling the issue of homophobic bullying
independent.co.uk 8 Mar 122

Glee episode inspires 300% rise in traffic for LGBT suicide prevention organization The Trevor Project - as former bully Karofsky attempts suicide after finding himself the target of gay bullying.
ew.com | thetrevorproject.org 29 Feb 12 

Dan Brian - Gay teen, comes out to his mother 'live' on YouTube
youtu.be 25 Feb 12

Glee episode on gay teen suicide: Experts weigh in
mtv.com 23 Feb 12

Anti-bullying father Roger Crouch's Facebook goodbye
bbc.co.uk 22 Feb 12

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation seeks aspiring journalists at High School to cover the launch on 29 Feb
policymic.com 22 Feb 12

New MTV series tells gay teens that things improve once you have survived the high school years
nydailynews.com 22 Feb 12

Whitney Houston was slated to shoot anti-bullying campaign
shewired.com 19 Feb 12

MTV launches It Gets Better series - Tue 21 Feb
mtv.com 15 Feb 12

San Francisco Police Department It Gets Better - video provides a message of transformation, hope and encouragement to LGBT youth
youtu.be
itgetsbetterproject

Benjamin Cohen - PinkNews.co.uk founder and Channel 4 technology correspondent has recorded a video for the It Gets Better project, on being LGBT and Jewish and why 'gay cures' don't work
pinknews.co.uk 4 Feb 12

Dan Savage - to host 'It Gets Better' Special on MTV, Logo, focusing on the emotional and societal struggles facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth
- Tue 21 Feb 11 pm ET/PT
mtv.com 2 Feb 12

One town's war on gay teens. After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back
rollingstone.com 3 Feb 12

Abbe Land respected health care professional appointed Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project
prnewswire.com | Trevor Project 1 Feb 12

Sir It Gets Better Sir - video created by deployed U.S. Military personnel in Afghanistan
youtu.be | outserve.org 24 Jan 12

You are your hair - Wisconsin student's video on bullying gets rave reviews from Lady Gaga
youtu.be | Facebook 29 Jan 12

Homophobia in our Schools - Young Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual people share their school experiences of homophobia - lesbian forced to change in boys locker room
youtu.be | lgbtyouthnorthwest.org.uk 25 Jan 12

Teacher called pupils 'Poofs' and 'Batty Boys', barred from classroom by Teaching Council
huffingtonpost.co.uk 25 Jan 12

Lady Gaga launching Born This Way foundation in February
ctv.ca 21 Jan 12

Class action: former teacher explains why she set up charity Diversity Role Models
timeout.com | diversityrolemodels.org 19 Jan 12

Coming Out Diaries follows three young people as they tell family and friends they're gay or transgender - BBC tv
BBC iPlayer

Filipino teen scalded by father after coming out
gaynz.com 12 Jan 12

Coming out as a gay Pakistani Muslim - LGBTQ people of colour face more difficulties in coming out, and the It's Gets Better project is 'too white'
youtu.be | It Gets Better 12 Jan 12

STOP Teenage Suicide - Lyndsay Winegarden, a disabled single parent, sets up facebook support page
whof.net | facebook.com 7 Jan 12

Boys will hate me if I come out gay - 13 year old asks The Sun's agony aunt
thesun.co.uk 26 Dec 11

UK Government backs move to shut down LittleGossip website - "a major vehicle for cyberbullying"
bbc.co.uk 23 Dec 11

Disney Imagineers and Cast Members join It Gets Better project with emotional video
Youtube | thetrevorproject.org 22 Dec 11

'The day I came out': Celebrities reveal their very personal moments of truth
independent.co.uk 17 Dec 11

Utah school criticized for outing gay student to parents
sltrib.com 15 Dec 11

Tyler Clementi Foundation formed to promote respect for privacy, and personal responsibility in our digital lives
thetylerclementifoundation 13 Dec 11

Mum tells how the 18-year-old told her he was gay, had doubts about God and that he felt friendless
APgoogle.com 13 Dec 11

Facebook offers counselling to suicidal users
telegraph.co.uk

Jonah Mowry - Gay teen's anti-bullying video has touched five million people with his compelling video
sfgate.com | youtu.be 8 Dec 11

Hate-filled playground taunting must be eradicated - there's a casual tolerance that is leading to even harsher brutality
guardian.co.uk 4 Dec 11

Marcus Collins - X Factor favourite left reeling after phone torrent of Racist and Homophobic abuse
thesun.co.uk 24 Nov 11

Barney Frank discusses coming out as gay, going out as congressman - video
cnn.com 30 Nov 11

Lady Gaga sends Toronto school anti-bullying video
cbc.ca 26 Nov 11

Work needed to tackle homophobia in schools - PE students asked to get changed separately
Sheffield Hallam University Report 17 Nov 11

Adam - A gay short film raising awareness of the importance of self-acceptance
Adam: Next Generation Robotics   16 Nov 11

Why is school such a hard place to be gay?
guardian.co.uk 11 Nov 11

Diversity Role Models tackles homophobic bullying by giving workshops to young people in schools
diversityrolemodels.org 10 Nov 11

It gets better - LGBT Equality Caucus lesbian and gay members of US Congress send a message of hope that it will get better
youtube 9 Nov 11

Children in England more fearful of attacks and intimidation on their way to school than Europeans
bbc.co.uk 5 Nov 11

Lady Gaga is launching Born This Way Foundation with MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University
sfgate.com 3 Nov 11

Don't just prevent bullying, fix the bullies
advocate.com 29 Oct 11

Yashar Ali - sees himself as equal parts Iranian and gay. But is forced to compartmentalize his sexuality
goodmenproject.com 24 Oct 11

Craig Colton - X Factor contestant has confirmed he is gay, after axed group Nu Vibe outed him
metro.co.uk 19 Oct 11

Marcus Collins - X Factor star bullied for being gay and black - family and boyfriend David helped him through tough times
mirror.co.uk 16 Oct 11

Transgender kids: Painful quest to be who they are
cnn.com 28 Sep 11

Telling my dad that I am gay-LIVE - Young US airman comes out to his father live on YouTube
youtube.com 21 Sep 11

No wonder children use 'gay' to mean 'rubbish': gay culture is shallow, camp and kitsch
telegraph.co.uk 20 Sep 11

Young people see online slurs as just joking
AP google.com 20 Sep 11

Schoolkids in Birmingham have been labelled the most homophobic in the country
sundaymercury.net 19 Sep 11

Cyrus Sinai - Santa Clara teen who tried to 'pray the gay away' now champions gay youths
mercurynews.com 18 Sep 11

Straight kids bullied to death by gays - list
bulliedbygays.com 15 Sep 11

Crispin Blunt MP - talks with The Advocate about what it was like to come out while in office and then to face his sometimes antigay record
advocate.com 3 Sep 11

Rachel Aviles - Lesbian teen encouraged to leave Christian School - they kicked me out, and I made a joke
urbanchristiannews.com 10 Sep 11

Should young children, preschool-aged, be presented with gay role models?
abc15.com 29 Aug 11

Governments can learn from Philadelphia anti-bullying efforts
bilerico.com 27 Aug 11

Fighting suicide and depression - a fifth of gay people will attempt suicide. FS Magazine summer edition online now
fsmag | gmfa 20 Aug 11

Young (gay) Americans - Photographer Michael Sharkey has been photographing gay teenagers as part of Queer Kids
guardian.co.uk | msharkey.com 16 Aug 11

Pink Triangle Theatre promote shows and workshops for new education term
pinktriangletheatre.co.uk 15 Aug 11

Kids are being diagnosed as transgendered younger than ever before
macleans.ca 13 Aug 11

Suran Dickson - London teacher has quit her job to set up a charity tackling homophobia in schools
thisislondon.co.uk | diversityrolemodels.org 6 Aug 11

I am a male. I am a Muslim. I am a Pakistani and I am gay
tribune.com.pk 1 Aug 11

Having come out to his friends, Oli Kasin faced a far more daunting task - telling his orthodox Jewish parents
guardian.co.uk 30 Jul 11

Kevin Michael Barba - Openly gay, 18-year-old socialite seeks PR firm to help him gain recognition
gawker.com 30 Jul 11

Will Young was "terrified" of being gay
atvtoday.co.uk 28 Jul 11

True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard adds video as he takes the "It Gets Better" pledge
itgetsbetter.org 28 Jul 11

The teen suicide epidemic in Michele Bachmann's district - she opposed anti-bullying efforts
motherjones.com 27 Jul 11

Deputy speaker Nigel Evans: 'I lost 35 years of my life in the closet'
pinknews.co.uk 12 Jul 11

Kid gets gay marriage in one minute, plays ping pong 12 Jul 11

Father of teenage boy who took his own life delivered Stonewall's keynote at Education conference
pinkpaper.com 6 Jul 11

Mother of teenager who committed suicide after anti-gay bullying, suing school for not working to stop harassment
mercurynews.com 6 Jul 11

Why Coming Out matters so much - the "closet" is essentially to do with denying integrity
fcnp.com 23 Jun 11

Coming Out isn't a light-switch; Two Studies on Outness - 48 % hide their sexual orientation at work
pageoneq.com 23 Jun 11

Coming Out isn't just a one-time thing - truth is you come out a thousand times
npr.org 22 Jun 11

Malcolm Pimentel and Keith Labad - New Zealand college has banned a student from bringing his male date to this weekend's school ball
nzherald.co.nz 17 Jun 11

David Laws - Not above the law - to say that he kept his sexuality under wraps is something of an understatement
ft.com 18 Jun 11

Dell, GM join 'It Gets Better' campaign supporting troubled gay teens
ontopmag.com 18 Jun 11

Max Zeryck: Gay, out, happy and whole: 17 year-old credits his school's accepting climate that allowed him to be himself - a "weird art kid," a math-science type, a ballet dancer and openly gay
oregonlive.com 11 Jun 11

The Joy of Teen Sex - Channel 4 show seeks 16-21 year olds to share sexual experiences
Be A Star On TV 6 Jun 11

Google and Stonewall bring 'It gets better' phenomenon to UK TV. New Google Chrome TV ad to raise awareness in the UK of the urgent need to tackle homophobic bullying and to inspire young people
YouTube | stonewall.org.uk 4 Jun 11

Being gay in High School today Three southeast Michigan students are leading the way with the love and support of their families.
metroparent.com 4 Jun 11

Message for transgender kids from one who's been there: You matter
npr.org 4 Jun 11

Elsie Sethi and her girlfriend Miranda Griffin are out as a lesbian couple at their shcool. The New York Times talks to gay teens
nytimes.com 27 May 11

Brazil sex education material suspended by President - not suitable for youngsters
bbc.co.uk 26 May 11

Gay and transgender teens find refuge at home created for them
washingtonpost.com 22 May 11

'Coming Out': Gay teenagers, in their own words. New York Times talks to 250 youngsters
nytimes.com 21 May 11

David Laws disgraced ex cabinet minister's regret over hiding being gay
telegraph.co.uk 18 May 11

Don Lemon - CNN's anchor on being gay: It's 'the worst thing' in black culture
CNN interview 17 May 11

Somerset farmer's fear of being openly gay
bbc.co.uk 17 May 11

Openly gay 15 year old schoolboy on coming out to his peers at school
bbc.co.uk 17 May 11

Pink Triangle Theatre perform school shows tackling homophobia, bigotry, hatred and intolerance
pinktriangletheatre.co.uk 18 May 11

Rainbow Rumpus the online literary magazine for children and youth with LGBT parents
rainbowrumpus.org 29 Apr 11

Kelly McGillis Top Gun star on why she decided to come out: 'I was just tired of lying about who I am.'
insidemovies.ew.com 27 Apr 11

Mideast Youth opens online safe space to debate LGBTQ issues in Middle East and North Africa
ahwaa.org 20 Apr 11

Apple employees tell bullied teens "It Gets Better"
businessinsider.com | itgetsbetterproject 15 Apr 11

Anstey and Max Spraggan Proud to have a gay daughter - mother's joy felt at becoming part of a 'special club'
guardian.co.uk 9 Apr 11

Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Weeks will be held in schools throughout Ireland - 4-15 Apr
belongto.org 2 Apr 11

Glee 'Raised the Bar' for TV inclusiveness as Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) kissed for the first time
popeater.com | Gay Guide to Glee 17 Mar 11

Luke Herbert Gay Florida teen harassed by teacher - Tortured by students - Denied justice
sanfranciscosentinel.com 28 Mar 11

College in County Down has become the first school in NI to form a Gay-Straight Alliance
bbc.co.uk 27 Mar 11

Young straight menencouraged come out in support of their gay peers in new campaign
care2.com | YouTube | StraightButNotNarrow 27 Mar 11

Celebrities get behind anti-bullying campaigns: Does this kind of work make them more marketable?
hartfordadvocate.com 23 Mar 11

MTV Joins Anti-Bullying Campaign with
TV-movie about cyberbullying victim Abraham Biggs
mtv.com 23 Mar 11

LGBT web filtering in schools to be assessed by ACLU
outqnews.com 17 Feb 11

Swedish boy, 6, stabbed for 'wearing pink'
thelocal.se 13 Feb 11

How families respond and adapt when LGBT youth come out: study hailed by Obama administration
washingtonblade.com | Report 9 Feb 11

Coming out - Anthology: Author seeks personal stories that will make you smile, laugh, shudder and cry
Submit your stories 18 Jan 11

My gay son wants his boyfriend to stay over - Agony Aunt
mirror.co.uk 18 Jan 11

Lance Lundsten: Gay teenager commits suicide due to bullying in Minnesota
nowpublic.com 18 Jan 11

Teen threatened for being gay publishes book -
Chasing the Flame: A Gay Narrative in Photographs
tonawanda-news.com 18 Jan 11

More similarities than differences among gay and straight adolescents, recent research finds
nytimes.com 4 Jan 11

US Task Force on LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention announced
youthtoday.org 1 Jan 11

Councillors' speech about suicides of young gay people, viewed nearly 2.5 million times on YouTube
gaypolitics.com | youtube | facebook 12 Dec 10

Gay teens 40% more likely to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts, according to Yale study
health24.com 7 Dec 10

Gay teens get harsher punishments than straight, study finds
washingtonpost.com 6 Dec 10

Impact of supportive family on the physical and mental health of LGB children researched for the first time
time.com | Family Acceptance Project 6 Dec 10

White paper on education will empower head teachers to take a strong stand against homophobic bullying
education.gov.uk 25 Nov 10

One third of LGBT youth have attempted suicide - the good news is that 70% are doing well
parentdish.com | abstract 4 Dec 10

Family of Rutgers suicide victim lends name to "Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act"
cnn.com 20 Nov 10

Top 19 anti-suicide Anthems
thenewgay.net 21 Nov 10

Michigan teen's speech about attempting suicide at 9 years old because of anti-gay bullying - video
freep.com 17 Nov 10

Let's hear from the gay teens for a change
huffingtonpost.com 14 Nov 10

Teens' put blame for bullying on the bully or the victim, not on peers or school environment, finds Swedish study
scientificamerican.com 14 Nov 10

Mother crowns her 'princess boy' Support of 5-year-old son's love of all things girly spawns book
suntimes.com | Buy Book 4 Nov 10

Politicians from all main parties add videos to Stonewall's 'It Gets Better Today' campaign
stonewalluk 9 Nov 10

X Factor winner Joe McElderry is glad he came out
stv.tv 3 Oct 10

I'm gay, but find the thought of anal sex terrifying - Psychiatrist's advice
guardian.co.uk 1 Oct 10

90% of LGBT students harassed in school, new GLSEN report finds
glsen.org 16 Sep 10

How to tell if your kid is gay - 'Pre-homosexuals'
gawker.com | isyourchildgay.com 25 Sep 10

Teenagers bullied at school for being gay have a new online video channel - life gets better
nytimes.com | itgetsbetterproject 23 Sep 10