The American Library Association has put together a terrific list of resources about bullying:
Speaking OUT about Bullying
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/popularresources/bullying.cfm
Here's the embedded article:
Immediate Help
The Trevor Project
A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth.
Youth are Speaking OUT
The Equality Project
An organization founded on Facebook by openly gay public high school students. They strive to eliminate bullying and attain equality for all school students.
Make it Better Project
In response to columnist Dan Savage's "It Gets Better," video project (linked below), the Make it Better Project gives youth the tools they need to make their lives better now. "Through our website and YouTube channel, youth and adults can work together to make schools safer for LGBT youth right now. We aren’t waiting until high school is over for our lives to get better. We are taking action now! Join us!"
Everyone is Speaking OUT
It Gets Better Project
The project that started it all. "Hearing about these kids that have committed suicide, the reaction as a gay adult is always, 'God, I wish I could have talked to them for fifteen minutes or five minutes and told them it gets better,'" said gay columnist Dan Savage.
ImFromDriftwood.com
ImFromDriftwood.com collects true LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) stories from all over the world--from the smallest towns to the biggest cities--to help gay youth feel not so alone.
We are the Youth
We Are the Youth is a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of queer youth in the United States. The project aims to capture the incredible diversity and uniqueness among LGBTQ youth.
Ellen DeGeneres
Kathy Griffin
Organizations are Speaking OUT
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.
GLSEN: Anti-Bullying Resources
Through research-based interventions, GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) provides resources and support for schools to implement effective and age-appropriate anti-bullying programs to improve school climate for all students. While many schools show a willingness to address bullying generally, effective efforts must address the pervasive issue of anti-LGBT bullying as a crucial element of the problem. Listed below are programs and resources to help all members of the school community address bullying in inclusive and effective ways.
Safe Schools Coalition
The Safe Schools Coalition offers resources as a starting point for educators, parents/guardians and youth.
Stomp Out Bullying
A national anti-bullying and cyberbullying program for kids and teens is a signature program of Love Our Children USA who since 1999, has been the national nonprofit leader and ‘Go-To’ prevention organization fighting all forms of violence and neglect against children in the U.S.
A Thin Line
MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower youth to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse. The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a "thin line" between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else.
TransYouth Family Allies
TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected. We envision a society free of suicide and violence in which ALL children are respected and celebrated.
Welcoming Schools
Welcoming Schools is an LGBT-inclusive approach to addressing family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying and name-calling in K-5 learning environments. Welcoming Schools provides administrators, educators and parents/guardians with the resources necessary to create learning environments in which all learners are welcomed and respected.
Resources to Help You Speak OUT
Santa Clara University Library Resource Guide on Bullying
David Brian Holt, Electronic Services Reference and Law Librarian at Santa Clara University, maintains Sexual Orientation and the Law: Bullying, a resource guide for his law school students and faculty. The guide lists great resources about bullying.
Gay Author Gives Away Debut Book
Gay Author, Rakesh Satyal is offering his award-winning debut, Blue Boy, as a free Amazon Kindle download.
New Film to Combat Anti-Gay Bullying
Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case that Made History, is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. It can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools.
CNN Resource Guide on Bullying
A great resource page on the diffrent aspects of Bullying from CNN.
Research Article about Bullying
Researchers are exploring ways to leverage online social networks to reach at-risk LGB adolescents and young adults. Their article is available online for free.
Silenzio, Vincent M. B., et al. 2009. Connecting the invisible dots: Reaching lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents and young adults at risk for suicide through online social networks. Social science & medicine 69, no. 3:469-474.
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