Best Bets • 09-16-22
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, in 2019, one out of every five students — that’s 20 percent — reported being bullied.
The Trevor Project notes that LGBTQ students are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide, compared to their straight and cisgender peers, and that bullying is a “strong and consistent factor” for youth suicide.
On Saturday, Sept. 17, United Court of the Lone Star Empire, Anjelfire Sommers-Starr and J. Larry Finch host “Stop the Madness — the Bullying Must Stop,” the court’s annual show to raise awareness on the subject of bullying.
The event, starting at 7 p.m. and hosted by Danielle Starr (pictured), benefits AIN. …………. Pride returns to Oak Lawn this weekend, and there are plenty of opportunities all weekend long to make your joyful, Prideful noise and to dance right along with it.
