The Librarian As Ally: Resources to Combat LGBTQ Bullying Missouri Library Association Conference 2012 Presented by Betty Evans
Dec 22, 2015
The Librarian As Ally: Resources to Combat
LGBTQ Bullying
Missouri Library Association Conference 2012
Presented by Betty Evans
Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power. Most often, it is repeated over time. Bullying can take many forms: physical bullying (hitting or punching), verbal bullying (name-calling, teasing), social or emotional bullying (exclusion, hurtful gestures), or cyber-bullying (negative messages via e-mail or text messaging). Jane Riese, Olweus Bullying Prevention Center
What is bullying?
Over 8 out 10 LGBT teens have been bullied in the past year (31.7% all students NCES)
6 in 10 LGBT students reported feeling unsafe because of their sexual orientation
80% of transgender students reported feeling unsafe at school because of their gender expression
60.4% never reported an incident of harassment or assault
Gay students 5 times more likely to commit suicide (Pediatrics 2011)
GLSEN National School Climate Survey 2011
Why LGBT Bullying?
Become aware
Be informed
Have the proper resources
Be willing to take action
How can I be an ally?
Web Sites
LGBT/Ally OrganizationsGLSEN• 2011 National School Climate Survey• Safe Space• Tools & Tips
StopBullying.gov
Safe Schools Coalition
PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Campus Pride
GSA Network
Advocates for Youth—GLBTQ Issues
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)• Welcoming Schools Project
Pflag
Matthew Shepard Foundation
Born This Way Foundation
GLAAD
I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?
Stand OUT! Standing Up Against Anti-Gay Bullying
Stop Bullying: Speak Up! Huffington Post: Gay Voices LOGOonline.com Oasis Magazine Trevor Project NOH8 Campaign
News, Facebook, Blogs Etc.
Promo Missouri Anti-Bullying Laws and Policies stopbullying.gov
ACLU Lambda Legal NGLTF National Center for Lesbian Rights National Black Justice Coalition Transgender Law Center
Legal and Advocacy Groups
GALAGXY (Gay and Lesbian Center of the Ozarks, Springfield)
Kansas City Passages GLSEN—Greater Kansas City Chapter Fight Club KC Growing American Youth (St. Louis) Prism (The Center Project, Columbia/Mid-
Missouri)
LGBTQ Organizations/Resources in Missouri
Missouri LGBTQ Youth Organizations
BOOKS
Twelve Days in Augustby Liza Ketchum
Holiday House, 1993
Totally Joeby James Howe
Atheneum, 2005
The Bully PlaysCompiled and edited by Linda Habjan
Dramatic Publishing, 2011
I Am Jby Cris Beam
Little Brown, 2011
Dan Savage Michael Cart Sarah Moon Dutton, 2011 Harper/Collins, 2009 Arthur A. Levine, 2012
Safe Spaces:Making Schools and
Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth
by Annemarie Vaccaro, Gerri August, and Megan S. Kennedy
Praeger, 2012
Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthBalzer & Bray 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qlZVTQcR35Q
Comics & Graphic Novels
Aguirre-Sacassa/Urusov Ilike Merey Christensen/Brill
Films & Videos
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1081188633/
http://thebullyproject.com/indexflash.html
Bully (2011)
Bullied (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpCvGRFV9TY&feature=player_detailpage
Can You See Me Now (2011)Gotta Get Out (2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywo8H_Tz5eY&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHuNeKkVcIk&feature=player_detailpage
Benni Cinkle
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSee8On2lEQ
It Gets Better Projecthttp://www.itgetsbetter.org
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/video/entry/9474/
Don’t forget, October isNational Bullying Prevention Month
LGBT History MonthSpirit Day (October 19)
The End