Kindness is the Language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa, ON: Thanks to the efforts of dedicated volunteers, Kind remained open this past holiday season, to offer compassion and companionship for members of Ottawa’s queer community who may face isolation in other areas of their lives. Public support was high for the first year of this holiday drop-in, and Kind intends to carry on this new tradition in years to come.
These extended hours were unfortunately not without cost. At an unknown time during the holidays, Kind’s cash deposit box was taken, along with over $700 contained within. As the case would be too open ended, due to the amount of people who access the centre, the Ottawa Police Service has refused to file a report for this theft. Kind instead would like to appeal to those responsible to return what was stolen. The deposit box, along with the missing funds, can be returned to Kind at 331 Cooper St. with no questions asked.
Any information concerning the whereabouts of the deposit box can be delivered anonymously to Kind staff at (613) 563-4818. Please bear in mind that we are not interested in accusations or hearsay.
The communities that Kind serves and represents are disproportionately affected by poverty, and Kind acknowledges that these situations can happen as a matter of necessity. As such, we urge the public not to pass judgement on the person or persons responsible, but instead consider how important it is to support ongoing services and spaces for LGBTTQIA communities.
Kind is Canada’s oldest registered charity run by and for the LGBTTQIA community, but that history does not come with an overabundance of funds. While Kind recognizes that the money taken may be of great importance to those who took it, it also helps keep our lights on and our doors open. If concerned members of the public don’t have information leading to the return of these funds, we urge them to otherwise become monthly donors, so that Kind may confidently continue to serve and support Ottawa’s LGBTTQIA population.
The New Bullying Prevention © 2016
from: Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign
And it’s all because of you, Terry. History is not made by bearing witness. It is made by taking action.
Phoenix residents filled a City Hall room on Friday to learn how to prevent and respond to bullying in the workplace and how bullying at work is often connected to earlier bullying in the schoolyard. The public presentation, put on by the 
Stanton created 
“If they were bullies in school, they are likely to be a bully in the workplace,” Stanton said. “That is not going to change.” Stanton offered advice in the first part of the presentation on what to say to bullying victims and how to tell if someone is being bullied, from physical warning signs to changes in mood or behavior. Stanton said it is important for people to understand what bullying is so they can create the appropriate response to it. “If we call everything bullying, then it kind of demeans and degrades people who are actually going through it,” she said. Carrie Severson, founder of 
When an adult feels a coworker is better than him, he will sabotage or manipulate the target with the goal of getting the coworker to quit or be fired, Severson said. But she said bullying cases usually do end with the target quitting or just never speaking up. “No one is going to fight for your job but you,” Severson said. Not only do most workplace bullying cases go undocumented, but there are currently no anti-bullying laws for the workplace in any U.S. state, according to the presentation. Severson said the majority of people she talks to who have been bullied at work want to know their legal rights. The only thing she can do for them, she said, is teach them about how to get their power back and speak up.
Beene said a large percentage of the complaints that go through the Human Relations Commission every day are labeled as discrimination yet are actually bullying cases. She said this is because people want to have some sort of lawful action, but that is currently not possible with bullying incidents. The city is creating a policy, expected to pass sometime next year, to teach employees and human relations people to prevent bullying in their workplace, Beene said. “In the city of Phoenix, most people strive to respect other people,” Beene said. “But I don’t think we always do the best job at doing that.”
By all accounts, Carlos was a terrific young man: compassionate, thoughtful, kind, actively engaged in helping young people deal with the devastating effects of being bullied. Being bullied was something Carlos knew much too much about. He was gay, and for that he had been relentlessly bullied for as long as he could remember. Finally, as he was set to enter his senior year of high school, that bullying proved too much for him. On July 13, Carlos posted this online:
And then he hurt himself so badly that, three days later, his family took him off life support. Carlos is now in a place where no one is ever bullied. Bullies bully because they feel empowered to do so. And why do bullies in America feel particularly empowered to victimize gay people? If you’re wondering about the answer to that question, you’re only pretending to, because you know why. We all do. American bullies feel empowered to freely hound, denigrate, and beat up LGBT people because they live in a country historically and culturally defined by, and everywhere infused with, Christianity. And the ubiquitous “traditional values” brand of Christianity (as opposed to the 
Many American bullies who victimize gay people do so confident, at one level or another, that they are furthering the cause of God — just like the pastor up the street, or the pastor on the radio, or the pastor on TV, or the pastor at the head of any of the infinite number of Christian “ministries” that trade in the hectoring of gay people. Anti-gay theology and physical brutality are as near as the church pulpit is to the street outside the church. If you’re a Christian who believes that being gay is a sin, then tonight, after you’ve turned off the lights and laid your head down to sleep, take a moment, please, to listen into the darkness. 
Thank you so much for signing up to volunteer for 
There are those of us that have a burning or yearning, the thoughts of what excatly is going through the mind at that very moment, putting it bluntly, they shoot themselves, take an overdose or hang themselves, it’s that moment when it will all finally stop, you will be free finally, that’s how bad it can be, believing something so horrific, is the only answer, only to find yourself very dead as well, they end their life (Pain). I honestly can say I know, because at the age of just 19 years old, “I” a failed suicide attempt, as they say “Been There-Done That” I was there and know all the terrible feelings of hurt and pain, and how much you pray for it to stop but never did, until I realized that it was GOD who decided my faith at that moment, he said no my son not now I have things I need you to do for me, but let it be known, I will not decide for you how your life will be, Good or Bad?, nor will I make life wonderful for you, 
“No” I won’t, as only you have that power, but if you trust me, let me lead the way, I will see you have all that you will need, courage, strength, knowledge and Guidance, you may not see me but I will be at your side no matter what, as long as you follow me you will succeed. at this point I’m Feeling really bad, for my sin and cannot look God in the eye, with tears in my eyes asking GOD for forgiveness, saying over and over how truly sorry I was..he said do not be sorry my son, for I have an abundance of forgiveness just follow me, so I did! 
A difficult task for some but if you really tried to replace feelings of HATE with LOVE and understanding, you will see it’s a positive step in changing the world. We all have the ability to Hate, we also have the ability to love, always try to choose Love because LoveWorks. In closing, I am sincerely honored for the opportunity to be of assistance and associated with “BetterLegal” and the “It Gets Better Project” So I want to share my sincere gratitude and say thank you very much to Mr. Dan Savage, creator of the “It Gets Better Project” and Mr. Elliot Rozenberg, Director, “BetterLegal” for enabling me this opportunity to participate and offer my assistance for the wellness and security of all LGBTQI people’s …Lotsa Luv 🙂 
Several factors typically merge that exacerbate the misery that convinces individuals who choose to die by suicide to act. Research has found that in workplaces where bullying operates simultaneously with several other negative conditions, it is the bullying that has the greatest deleterious effect on people — bullied targets and witnesses. Given that many people’s identities are centered around work and what one does for compensation, work can dominate home life factors.
Such a case was reported in the
She was at the end of her rope. Her mother had given her rent money. The next day, July 1, she took her life. 
On 26 September 2013, leaders from the United Nation’s core group of countries working to end violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people met in New York for the first-ever ministerial meeting at the 
Based on their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The declaration was endorsed by the U.S. Secretary of State, the foreign ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and 
Every month Kozo at 
“Rob” Thomas (born February 14, 1972) is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist. Since 1995, his band has released a string of hit singles to radio including “Push”, “3 A.M.”, “Real World”, “Bent”, “If You’re Gone”, “Mad Season”, “Disease”, “Unwell” and “Back 2 Good”
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