Chris Jarvis

There seems to be no end. In a society purporting to be more advanced, more forward thinking, even in the face of restricted civil rights for millions of Americans, stories of suicide keep coming… Over the weekend another teen suicide, resulting from bullying, has occurred. In Pennsylvania, freshman Brandon Bitner, 14, of Mount Pleasant Mills,

Justice rears its head once in a while, as it has done now, in the case of Andrew Shirvell, the assistant state attorney general in Michigan. Shirvell was very deservedly fired on Monday. If you missed the bizarre story, Shirvell is infamous for the stalking and harassment of Chris Armstrong, a student at the University

  After an online signature campaign collected more than 250,000 signatures, it looks like Keith Olbermann is headed back to his MSNBC show starting Tuesday, November 8th. The entire incident stemmed from the revelation that Olbermann was suspended due to political contributions he made which were against the policy of the network. This, despite the

  Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, has announced that he will retire in 2013, a decision based on the threats he and his family have received since his consecration  as the first openly gay bishop in 2003. The strain on him and his family has reached a breaking point, and he can no longer accept the

With all that’s happened recently regarding bullying and teen suicides, it’s important to share our experiences with others. We all know that the teen years are the hardest for LGBT people, but we also know, as Dan Savage’s brilliant campaign has proven, "it gets better". That’s something we need to keep reinforcing with LGBT teens.