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15 years after Tyler Clementi's death, vulnerable youth must still be protected

Opinion: Fifteen years after Tyler Clementi's death, his mother, Jane, calls on communities to stand up to bullying during this concerning political time of LGBTQ+ book bans and attacks on trans youth.

Tyler Clementi Foundation Takes On Faith-Based Anti-LGBTQ Bullying

LGBTQ youth are often bullied in the name of religion. Activists like Jane Clementi are working to end this.

The Biggest Bully of LGBTQ People: Organized Religion

Michael Jones, a new executive at the Tyler Clementi Foundation, wants to make it easier for queer people to walk into a church, synagogue, or mosque without fear.

Point Foundation Creates Clementi Scholarship

It recalls the Rutgers University student who took his own life last year because of antigay bullying on campus.

Tyler Clementi Family Will Not File Suit Over Suicide

Clementi's parents decided not to sue Rutgers University, his roommate, or anyone else over the gay student's death.

Op-ed: Remembering Tyler by Building a Kinder World

What Tyler Clementi and those like him could have used are more Upstanders.

Tyler Clementi's Former Roommate Wants His Record Cleared

Attorneys for Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student who set up a webcam to spy on gay freshman Tyler Clementi, have appealed Ravi's 2012 convictions for invasion of privacy.

Out Lawmakers Reintroduce Anti-Bullying Bill to Honor Tyler Clementi

Clementi died by suicide in 2010 after experiencing homophobic bullying from his roommate and another college student.

Dharun Ravi's Conviction Overturned in Tyler Clementi Case

Ravi's prosecution under a bias-crime law that has now changed tainted the rest of his trial, an appeals court says. The charge involved webcam spying on Clementi, his gay roommate, who killed himself shortly afterward.

A New Bill Aims to End the Harassment Of LGBTQ Students

Openly LGBTQ politicians Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan join Patty Murray to re-introduce new cyberbullying legislation in Congress named after Tyler Clementi. 

Guys Get Their BARE on for National Coming Out Day

The producers of the upcoming musical BARE will launch an unprecedented partnership for National Coming Out Day.

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Tyler Clementi's Parents Denounce Overturn of N.Y. Cyberbullying Law

Following a decision striking down a New York anti-cyberbullying law, Tyler Clementi's parents demand that courts remember who Internet aggression harms the most: teens and young adults.

Tyler Clementi's Mom Reacts to Leelah Alcorn's Death

The mother of a bullied gay youth who committed suicide in 2010 calls on society to 'celebrate and accept every life'

U.S. Catholic Bishops: 'People of Goodwill Should Support LGBT Youth'

"God created you, God loves you and God is on your side," reads the statement from nine American bishops.

How a Cruel Meme Turned This Woman Into an Activist

There are real people behind those images we laugh at on social media. Ashley VanPevenage was one of those people, but she's turning hurt into action and honoring bullying victim Tyler Clementi in the process.

An Unexpected Way of Honoring Tyler Clementi's Memory

Jane Clementi speaks to The Advocate about this Saturday's musical tribute to her son.

A Queer Takeover at the Southern Baptist Convention

A pro-LGBT organization is out to let faith groups know the harm that lack of acceptance does to LGBT kids -- and it did just that recently in Phoenix.

A bridge, a split rail fence, a high school bathroom, and skin all raw

Jane Clementi and Judy Shepard talk about the pain of losing an LGBTQ+ child in the wake of Nex Benedict’s tragic death

Ohio Bill Would Criminalize Doctors for Treating Transgender Youth

A day after South Dakota rejected a similar bill, Ohio lawmakers are ready to introduce theirs.

Mormon Church Shows Some Progress By Dropping Anti-LGBTQ Policies

While the church remains anti-LGBTQ in many ways, it will no longer deny baptism to most children of same-sex couples.