Tackling Online Bullying.

The New York state assembly has passed legislation that provides a solid system to deal with cyberbullying.

“The experience of cyberbullying for LGBT youth is, according to the Human Rights Campaign, far higher than the average. The effectiveness of this legislation is something to watch out for.”

Polari Facts looks at how to deal with cyberbullies.

Facts turns to the checklist of how to deal with cyberbullies by Louise Burfitt-Dons from Act Against Bullying

Cyberbullying can be one of the most unpleasant experiences you can encounter. It normally has the same menacing effect as being ‘stalked’.

On the effects of the bully on children and adults.

The bully never goes away. The schoolyard bully, the celebrity bully, the political bully: from the street to the television their influence in insidious. Rebel Scum looks at what can be done about it.

The bully is a staple in the life of every school kid. And being bullied is an experience everyone goes through in one form or another – from run-ins with the boy who has status issues in the schoolyard through to the mainstream gay press telling you just what it means to be a ‘proper gay’.