Michigan Reform Jewish Clergy Urge Senator Levin to Support Anti-Bullying Bill
Washington, D.C. August 9, 2012 - A group of Reform Jewish clergy in Michigan - 16 rabbis and 3 cantors - have signed a letter, coordinated by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, to Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) urging him to join 41 of his Senate colleagues in co-sponsoring the Safe Schools Improvement Act (S.506).
Today is the Day of Silence: What Are You Doing for LGBT Equality?
Today, millions of students are taking a stand in their schools against anti-LGBT bigotry. They are participating in the National Day of Silence, which calls attention to the effects of bullying and harassment in schools. By not speaking for a day, students
Bully movie to be rated PG-13!
Recently, the movie Bully became the center of a controversy when the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that it intended to rate the documentary “R,” thereby preventing the vast majority of American teenagers from being able to view the
NFTY Partners with BBYO to Combat Bullying
The North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) has been working to prevent bullying wherever it takes place. As part of this initiative, NFTY is partnering with BBYO and other organizations to screen the documentary Bully. The movie, which shows the
Anoka-Hennepin Students: “It Gets Better”
You may have heard that the infamous Anoka-Hennepin school district recently tweaked its policy regarding what teachers can say about homosexuality. Things will change further as a result of a lawsuit brought by the students that was recently settled. Although
Censoring ‘Bully’ Does Not Undo the Bullying
Some may be aware of the recently produced movie Bully, which focuses on the lives of five students who faced bullying and shows the very real impact of what bullying does to children. The vast majority of people can agree that bullying should not be an
LGBT Youth Suicides Are No “Rash”
The phenomenon of LGBT teen suicide is not an aberration, but, tragically, the rule – and it has been for decades, if not more. Yet consistently the narrative surrounding the issue has been related as if LGBT teen suicide had a definite starting point—and
Progress? Anoka-Hennepin Slightly Changes Policy on Homosexuality
After 18 years of doing nothing to stop the bullying and suicides of Anoka-Hennepin school district middle and high school students, the Minnesota district has belatedly replaced its so-called “neutrality” policy, which, along with prohibiting any discussion
RAC Rundown: LGBT Equality
The following is part of the “RAC Rundown” series of special legislative briefings that have been presented at Tzedek Central throughout the 2011 URJ Biennial.
Let’s talk about the fight for equality in America – in particular, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
Discrimination Begets Poverty
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 20% of homeless youth are LGBT (even though only 10% of the entire youth population is LGBT).