LAS VEGAS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday against Clark County school officials, saying they failed to stop a bully who harassed two boys in a junior high band class almost daily, leading one of them to contemplate suicide.

(CNN) -- Roughly 20% of high school students report being bullied at school in the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 15% of high school students said they were bullied online.

A new study from the Born This Way Foundation, an organization that supports and em

A 12-year-old boy from California took his own life on Dec. 3 after classmates bullied him for being a cheerleader, friends and family said, ABC 10 reports. (via ABC 7)

PORTERVILLE, Calif. - A Central California mayor’s remarks that bullying victims should toughen up and defend themselves has sparked anger among some city officials and gay rights advocates.

The ceiling of the media center at James Rickards Middle School in Oakland Park collapsed this morning, forcing the school to evacuate its children and faculty.

A gay student is currently on trial for stabbing his classmate in self-defense.

AUSTIN (AP) Doritos unveiled bags of rainbow-colored corn chips on Thursday in support of the It Gets Better Project, an organization started to encourage gay and lesbian teenagers who’ve been bullied.

This child-targeted video game will teach kids all about prejudice bullying.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A former Navy SEAL has filed an internal complaint alleging the CIA bullied him for being gay during a work assignment in June in Afghanistan.

After more than five years of alleged anti-LGBT bullying, a local family is suing their daughter’s former school district.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A same-sex couple is seeking to force the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to issue a birth certificate listing both women as the parents of their baby boy.

A freelance journalist's story about an old high school bully hitting him up on the gay dating app Scruff is going viral this week.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – A father of two has filed a lawsuit claiming East Hawaii public schools have failed to protect his kids from bullying because of their dad’s sexual orientation.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Gov. Terry Branstad's budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year leave out direct funds for a bullying prevention office he created months ago through an executive order, and it is unclear how the office will be financially supported in the future.

Somerville, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey judge has ruled that the parents of alleged bullies cannot be held financially liable for their children’s actions.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton is used to tough questions, but a recent query from a little girl actually moved her.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced a settlement of its federal lawsuit alleging that gay students were routinely bullied in a south Mississippi school district.

LGBT inclusive anti-cyberbullying legislation cleared the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday.

Flip through the channels and you’re bound to find a rerun of “The Golden Girls.” And we all have “that friend” who can recite every line of every episode in real time.

The Maine Human Rights Commission says it plans legal action against the Brunswick School District over a former junior high school student who said he was bullied, harassed and assaulted by other students who thought he was gay.

(DV) Isaiah Smith is suing his former employer, Management & Training Corporation, for sex discrimination.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to sign a bill designed to build on the state’s 2010 anti-bullying law by strengthening protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and students with disabilities.

Before Daniel Franzese starred Damian in the box-office hit “Mean Girls,” alongside Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan, the actor was dealing with his own mean girl on another set.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Long before gay rights activists in Minnesota launched a successful campaign to legalize same-sex marriage, they were aiming for another high-profile goal: a state law protecting children from school bullies.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A bill that would require Missouri school districts to meet new state requirements for anti-bullying policies is moving to the Senate.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are planning to try again this year to strengthen a state law aimed at preventing bullying in schools.

This Friday, Sept. 18 is the Eighth annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. There will be a two-tier focus this year. The first will look at the challenges that come with being HIV positive in an aging community. The other highlights the importance of knowing your status.

A survey of bullying in workplace environments found that 40 percent of full time LGBT employees in the United States reported feeling bullied some point — 11 percent higher than the national averages for non-identifying employees with similar complaints.

Nearly a dozen students and their parents have been brought into a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey teenager who accused two school districts of not doing enough to stop eight years of bullying.