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Hard to believe, but it gets better
I realize that the "It Gets Better" campaign is supposed to be for adults who were bullied for being gay to come out and offer support for kids going through the same thing. However, this seems a good time for me to come out about my own experience of being bullied.

Some kids (and adults, sadly) will taunt, bully, and torment anyone they see as different. When I was a teenager, "different" and "queer" were somehow synonymous. Hey, I was a fat, four-eyed geek who couldn't get a date. Yet,
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10/14/2010 7:37:56 PM
"Normal Bullying?" I am stunned.
This editorial in today's Dallas Morning News had my jaw on the floor. This afternoon I dug around on their site and found the original story.

Before I continue, I have to warn that this involves sexual abuse of teenagers by other
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7/23/2008 3:11:56 PM
Parents Sue Over Bullying Incidents.

Honestly, I'm surprised this sort of thing hasn't happened sooner.

A couple has filed suit against one of several children accused of bullying their child. If half of what they said on Today was true (watch the video), then I'm firmly on their side. The segment includes two tapes of the boy being beaten. One incident, on a school bus, shows the boy's head being slammed into a window by another passenger who attacke...


3/26/2008 4:46:25 PM
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Hard to believe, but it gets better
10/14/2010 7:37:56 PM

"Normal Bullying?" I am stunned.
7/23/2008 3:11:56 PM

Parents Sue Over Bullying Incidents.
3/26/2008 4:46:25 PM

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