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Mother Whose Son Died by Suicide After Cyberbullying on Anonymous Messaging Apps Commends Snap for Banning All Anonymous Messaging Apps and Calls on Other Companies to Do the Same
Press Release March 18, 2022 Today, Kristin Bride, mother of Carson Bride who died by suicide at age 16 after being bullied on anonymous messaging apps commended Snap Inc. (operator of Snapchat app) for making a decision to ban these features on the platform sought by teens. She calls on other tech companies to
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Bayonne, Kearny hockey look to ‘fight ugly’ with charity benefit game
Updated: Dec. 09, 2021, 10:06 a.m. | Published: Dec. 09, 2021, 10:06 a.m. Bayonne will wear special green ugly sweaters as part of its “Fight Ugly” benefit game against Kearny. By Jason Bernstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com As a high school teacher and the head hockey coach at Bayonne, Steve Plancey sees sports as
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Marin Voice: Shocking increase in suicide rates of gay youth deserves our attention
By JAKE BIZZELL | June 9, 2021 at 12:02 p.m. During June, we celebrate diversity in Marin County, recognizing those in our community who identify as LGBTQ+. This time last year, we were reminded that gay bashing can happen even in our own backyard when a Fairfax transgender teen was taunted and verbally harassed. Now, after
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Tyler Clementi Foundation calls on religious organizations to promote LGBTQI+ acceptance | Faith Matters
Updated Mar 28, 5:19 PM; Posted Mar 28, 8:00 AM Jane Clementi, founded the Tyler Clementi Foundation in honor of her son, the gay Rutgers student who died by suicide in 2010 after being bullied by his roommate. She recently moved to Harrison. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey
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LGBTQ rights activist Joshua Patel to help prevent bullying nationwide
By Arun Kumar February 18, 2021 10:43 am Joshua Patel Indian American joins Tyler Clementi Foundation to expand its reach. Indian American LGBTQ rights activist Joshua Patel has been appointed as Director of Development at the Tyler Clementi Foundation with a mission to end online and offline bullying in schools, workplaces, and faith communities. “We
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Women religious sign on to bishops’ statement supporting LGBTQ youth
Six women religious communities and a federation of congregations of women religious have added their support to a statement signed by bishops supporting LGBTQ youth. In January, “God Is on Your Side: A Statement from Catholic Bishops on Protecting LGBT Youth” was released on the website of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, a group that fights anti-LGBTQ
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Joshua Patel Appointed as Director of Development at The Tyler Clementi Foundation
NEW YORK—The Tyler Clementi Foundation, whose mission is to end online and offline bullying in schools, workplaces, and faith communities, has appointed Joshua Patel as the organization’s Director of Development. Founder and CEO, Jane Clementi shared “We look forward to welcoming Josh to our team. Given today’s political climate paired with the emotional toll of
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US bishops show their support for initiative to stop bullying of LGBT youth
At least 10 US Catholic bishops have signed a statement supporting the Tyler Clementi Foundation in standing up for at-risk LGBT youth in the United States and speaking out against bullying directed at them. “As we see in the Gospels, Jesus Christ taught love, mercy and welcome for all people, especially for those
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Catholic bishops send powerful message of solidarity to LGBT+ kids everywhere: ‘God loves you’
BY LILY WAKEFIELD The group of Catholic bishops who signed the statement in support of LGBT+ youth included a cardinal and an archbishop. (Envato) A group of US Catholic bishops have sent powerful message of solidarity to LGBT+ kids everywhere, telling them: “God loves you and God is on your side.” A statement
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