Designated Targets: bullying of particular groups

LesBiGay Bullying Victims

Hatred in the Hallways -- 203-page report on the harassment and bullying experienced by homosexual and transgendered students in U.S. schools, based on interviews with 140 students and 130 teachers. Web-published by the Human Rights Watch.

Anti-Bullying Activist Robert Perrin-Hayes: You Need To Know Me -- Article about a student who came-out to his small town high school. Article by Garth Bardsley for MTV.

Safe to Learn: Combating the Bullying of Gay Children in Schools -- September 21, 2007. -- London, England, U.K. -- News article on new anti-bullying resources produced by the British government. Article web-published by UKGayNews.

A Story to Start the New Year... -- An openly gay teen who dropped out of school because of bullying has been urged to return in a petition signed by 300 of his schoolmates. Article by the Patriot-News, web-published by Proud Parenting.

Sad to Be Gay -- Guardian article about the bullying of gay students in Britain.

Teachers Speak: Our Fears for Gay Students -- Article by Matt Akersten for GayNZ.

School "Unsafe to be Openly Gay" -- Article web-published by the BBC.

Bullied Girls

Bullied Girls Who Skip School -- Article web-published by the BBC.

Girls Can Be Cruelest Bullies in School -- Article by Karen Roebuck for the Tribune-Review.

Bullies Target Tall Girl Caroline -- 6' 4", 13-year-old Caroline is being homeschooled to escape physical bullying, but she's still being verbally bullied in cyberspace. Article web-published by the BBC.

Crackdown on Schoolgirl Bullying Epidemic -- Article by Anushka Asthana for the Observer.

Female Bullying Gets Physical -- Article by Susan Edelman for the Reading Eagle.

Bully Girls Spark Violence in Schools -- Article by Lane Nichols for Stuff.

Bullies Target Girls Who Think They're Pretty -- Article by Rosemary Westwood for the Calgary Herald.

Mean Girls -- Article web-published by the Marlborough Express.

That Joke Isn't Funny Any More -- Article by Rachel Bell for the Guardian about boys sexually harassing girls.

Girls "Stay Bullied for Longer" -- Girls who were bullied in elementary school were much more likely than boys to be bullied in higher grades as well. Article web-published by the BBC. See also Girls Suffer for Longer at the Hands of Bullies, by Jessica Shepherd for the Guardian,, and Bullied Girls More Likely to Stay Victims, web-published by UPI.

Bullying by Girls is Vicious, Ruthless -- Article by Samantha Scoles for the Mount Vernon News.

When the Cool Get Hazed -- Article by Tina Kelley for the New York Times.

If Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus Can Be Bullied.... -- Blog post about girl-on-girl bullying by Ben Leichtling, on his BulliesBeGone Blog.

Mean Girls Aren't Cool -- An anti-bullying website aimed specifically at stopping girl-on-girl bullying.

Hazing

Football Camp Hazing Incidents Not Uncommon -- Article by Milan Simonich for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

A Special Report: Hazing -- Article by Mike Kalil and Todd Dewey for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

New! Hazing and High School.... -- Article by Elizabeth Meyer for Psychology Today.

The Gay Side of Hazing -- Article by Cyd Zeigler, Jr. for Outsports.

Saint John High School Fights Hazing Ritual -- Article web-published by the CBC.

Danger Comes All in a Haze -- Article web-published by the Daily Progress.

Long Before the Walker Middle School Rape Case.... -- Article about what coaches can do to prevent locker room bullying and hazing, by Tom Marshall and Izzy Gould for the St. Petersburg Times.

Hazing -- Fun or Dangerous? -- Article web-published by KTEN.

You Know What Would Be So Fun?" -- A columnist boggles at the prevalence of sexual hazing. Article by Lane Filler for the Herald-Journal.

Celebrities and Bullying

Bullying Victim's Appeal to Prime Minister -- An English teenager, who's been bullied by agemates all her life, is lobbying Prime Minister Tony Blair to ask him to appoint a Commissioner for Children in England. Article web-published by the BBC.

Schoolgirl's Story Inspires Cherie -- The wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks out against bullying. Article web-published by the BBC.

Church Bullied at School -- Article web-published by ContactMusic.

Star's Still Haunted by School Bullies -- Article about former NBA star John Amaechi, web-published by theSouth Manchester Reporter.

Swedish Princess Reveals Bullying Secret -- Swedish Crown Princess Victoria was laughed at by classmates because she was dyslexic. Article web-published by the BBC.

Chantelle Beats the Bullies -- Brief article about Chantelle, winner of Celebrity Big Brother. Article web-published by Sky News.

Lord Woolf: Bullies Made Me Hate Injustice -- Article about the former Lord Chief Justice of Britain, by Richard Brooks for the Times.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte was a Victim of Bullying -- Article web-published by Thaindian News. See also Natalie Bassingthwaighte Fought Back Against Bullies -- Article by Angela Saurine for the Daily Telegraph.

Bullying Made Me Stronger, Says Singer -- Article about Rihanna, a South African singer, for the Sowetan.

Make Me A Supermodel's Shanina Shaik Fights Bullying -- Article web-published by the Daily Telegraph.

Nerds 14 -- Bullies 0 -- Column about Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, who was bullied at school, by Sarah Overstreet for the News-Leader.

"X Factor" Austin Bullied at School -- Short article about singer Austin Drage, by Simon Reynolds for DigitalSpy

"There was a Lot of Physical Bullying...." Article about actor Garnon Davies, by Matt Aplin for the South Wales Echo.

Taylor Swift Suffered Bullying in School -- Article about country music singer Taylor Swift, by Lesley Messer for People.

Star Bullied for her Ginger Hair -- Article about movie actress Dakota Blue Richards, web-published by the Argus.

Bullying Made Calzaghe a "wreck" -- BBC article about retired world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe. See also Boxing Star Joe Calzaghe Speaks..., web-published by the Western Mail., and Bullies Made My Life Hell at School..., by Joe Sinclair for the Scotsman.

Cyrus: "I Was Bullied at School" -- Article about actress Miley Cyrus, by Lara Martin for Digital Spy. See also Miley: "I Was Badly Bullied at School," by Nadia Mendoza for the Sun.

Kickboxing Champion Wes Fights Bullying -- Article about kickboxing world champion Wes Fagan by Neil MacKay for the Sunday Sun.

Time to Do Something About Bullying -- Article about NFL stars who witnessed bullying in their schools. Web-published by ESPN.

Demi Lovato Twitters Against School Bullies -- Article about actress Demi Lovato, who sent indignant twitters in response to the bullycide of Jaheem Herrera. Article by Tim Saunders for Look to the Stars.

White Beauty Queen Bullied by Racists for Having a Tan -- 17-year-old Emma McInnes, Miss Teen U.K., was called racist names because of her dark skin. Article by Mark Smith for the Daily Record.

Olympic Diver Tom Daley Temporarily Removed from School Over Bullying -- 14-year-old British diver Tom Daley has had to leave school because of threats from bullies. Article by Sam Jones for the Guardian. See also Report: Diver Quits School After Bullying, a UPI article, Dive Star Daley Bullied at School, web-published by the BBC, My School Bullying Hell, by Olympic Tom by John Coles for the Sun, Diving Prodigy Tom Daley Admits to Being School Bullies' Target, by Ben Quinn for the Observer, and Dive Star Moves to Public School, web-published by the BBC.

Bullock Bullied at School for Bad Fashion -- Actress Sandra Bullock was teased and bullied about her choice of clothes at school. Article web-published by Indopia.

I Beat Bullies to Be a Glamour Girl -- Model Sarah Jane Bruce tells how she was bullied as a child. Article web-published by the Clacton Gazette.

Amy Winehouse Goddaughter Dionna Brumfield Reveals Her Years of Bullying -- A 13-year-old who was recently featured on the BBC show "Strictly Come Dancing," says that she was homeschooled because of school bullying. Brief article by Clemmie Moodie and Danielle Lawler for the Mirror.

Stop Bullying in Schools -- Public service announcement by actress Demi Lovato, in which she apparently says that she was bullied in school. (I have not actually watched the announcement.) Article web-published by the Huffington Post.

Ricky: Racist Bullies Made My Life Hell -- BBC Television star Ricky Whittle was bullied in school. Article web-published by the Sun. See also Whittle: I was Bullied by Racists, by Daniel Kilkelly for Digital Spy.

Megan Fox Reveals Bullied Past -- Actress Megan Fox was bullied in high school. Article web-published by the New Zealand Herald.

X-Factor Twins John and Edward Bullied at School -- Twin teen actors were bullied at their prep school. Article by Gary Anderson for the Mirror. See also John and Edward Suffered Severe Bullying at School, web-published by STV.

A Victim No More -- Martial artist Dustin Hazelett was bullied in secondary school. Article by Brian Knapp for Sherdog.

Jonathan Ansell Reveals Whistle Down the Wind Inspiration -- Opera singer Jonathan Ansell was bullied in school. Article web-published by the Ormskirk Advertiser.

New! Pegg: Stop Bullying -- Actor Simon Pegg was bullied in school. Article web-published by Trek Today.

Explorer Wants to Settle a Very Old Score with Eton Bullies -- "[N]one of the hardships he has suffered in his polar explorations has ever come close to the misery that he suffered as a schoolboy...." Article about Sir Rannulf Fiennes, polar explorer, by Jack Malvern for the Times. See also Bullies Beware, by Craig Brown for the Daily Mail.

Bullied Schoolboy Seeks Royal Favour -- An 11-year-old boy ran away from his home near Nottingham and made his way to the gates of Buckingham Palace, where he asked to see the Queen. He told the guards there that he was being bullied at school and he thought that the Queen "could do something to stop the bullies." Article web-published by the BBC.

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