Youth participate in a day of silence against LGBT bullying.

BY MEREDITH BENNETT-SMITH
Huffington Post Gay Voices

Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian organization known for its vocal opposition of so-called “homosexual activist groups,” has released a new “Anti-Bullying Policy Yardstick” in partnership with the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The document aims to help parents and teachers evaluate their anti-bullying policies and make sure the rights of all are protected.

However, analysis by ThinkProgress concludes the Yardstick may feature “an elaborate scheme to ensure religious bullying is protected in schools while students most likely to be targeted for harassment are made more vulnerable,” namely, LGBT students.

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Ontario politicians are drawing a line in the sand with publicly funded Catholic schools. On one side is Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act. The anti-bullying legislation will allow students to form “organizations with the name gay-straight alliance or another name.” On the other side is the Catholic church which insists non-specific names such as “respecting differences” are adequate. They say LGBTQ students can form groups to counter bullying, but they cannot use a name the church finds offensive.

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