On March 10, President Obama — in tandem with the Dept of Education and the Dept of Health and Human Services — will host an anti-bullying conference that will specifically adderss concerns of the LGBT community.
According to the Washington Blade, “Melody Barnes, White House domestic policy adviser, said the conference will bring together students, parents, teachers and other leaders who ‘have been affected by bullying, and who have taken action to prevent bullying….Participants will have the opportunity to speak with the president and representatives from the highest levels of the administration about bullying as well as ways to take action to address it in their communities.’”
For more information about this conference, see: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/03/01/white-house-to-hold-anti-bullying-conference-next-week/
