Taking part in the ’10 Years Better’ series from the It Gets Better Project, former Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns revisits the viral video of his city council meeting speech in…
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Go Purple For Spirit Day 2020
Today is Spirit Day – a means of speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities. Pledging to “go purple”…
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News Round-Up: December 14, 2017
Ben Cohen Some news items you might have missed: • Some #ThrowBackThursday action as I’m reminded of my major man crush on rugby champ and anti-bullying advocate Ben Cohen (above). Check out…
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Out Country Artists Drake Jensen & Patrick Masse Inspire With Upbeat “Go Your Own Way”
On my latest podcast for The Randy Report, I chat with Canada’s premier LGBT solo country artists, Drake Jensen & Patrick Masse, as they’ve teamed up to record an upbeat country song,…
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Out Music: Ty Herndon “Fighter”
Out country star Ty Herndon shares the music video for his new single, “Fighter,” from his album House On Fire with this warning via Facebook: WARNING- The version of this video contains…
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Spirit Day 2016
Spirit Day began in 2010 as a way to show support for LGBTQ youth and take a stand against bullying. Following a string of high-profile suicide deaths of gay teens in 2010,…
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Daily Dance: “Blu”
Sergio Sylvestre sings the Louis Armstrong classic “What A Wonderful World” against the backdrop of bullying. Creative, powerful and effective choreography here. Well done.
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Hillary Clinton Goes Purple For Spirit Day
Current Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton went purple today on Twitter in honor of Spirit Day. Spirit Day began in 2010 as a way to show support for LGBT youth and take a…
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October 15 Is Spirit Day!
From Harold Moss, Creative Director at FlickerLab, who created the video here. I was thrilled when GLAAD approached me to make a short animation to get the word out about Spirit Day…
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Ben Cohen Launches New Fragrance For Men
Hunky, handsome retired rugby champ and LGBT ally Ben Cohen has launched his own fragrance, Ben Cohen For Men. Because, let’s face it, don’t you want to know what he smells like?…
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Nevada: State Legislature Approves Anti-Bullying Bill
A school anti-bullying bill, strongly supported by Gov. Brian Sandoval, has passed in the state Assembly by an overwhelming 36-6 vote, and now heads to the governors desk for his signature. From…
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After Ten Years, Montana Finally Has Anti-Bullying Law
Ten years in the making, Montana Governor Steve Bullock on Tuesday signed the state’s first anti-bullying bill into law. The new law defines bullying as any repeated harassment, hazing or threatening in…
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GLSEN Celebrates “No Name-Calling Week” January 19-23, 2015
From the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN): Be one of the brave, and join us in celebrating No Name-Calling Week January 19-23, 2015. Whether you’re a teacher, student, guidance counselor, coach,…
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Today Is StandUp Day
From rugby legend & LGBT ally/hero Ben Cohen and his StandUp Foundation: November 14th marks the day that Ben’s father Peter passed away from injuries he suffered while protecting someone that worked…
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Calendar: Ben Cohen 2015 Teaser
Via OutSports, Ben Cohen – the founder of the anti-bullying Stand Up Foundation – gets a little wet and hits the showers for his first ever centerfold. Ben Cohen’s StandUp Foundation today…
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Empire State Building Goes Purple For Spirit Day – October 16th
Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox will have the honor of lighting up the Empire State Building in purple to recognize GLAAD’s annual anti-bullying Spirit Day. Spirit Day, which will take place on October…