Don’t Forget Gay and Trans Kids Are Most Bullied

February 23, 2011

Students from two Vancouver schools recently organized a flashmob to spread the world about the “international anti-bullying day”, or “Pink Shirt Day”, which occurs on Feb. 23. Despite the students’ choice to wear pink shirts with the word “acceptance” written on them, they lack reference to homophobia and transphobia, which are the most common motives for bullying. Read the full story in The Tyee.