Calling for tolerance: Gay community takes stand against bullying
By JAMIE OPPENHEIM
Published: Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 - 3:17 am
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/23/3126261/calling-for-tolerance-gay-community.htmlOn Wednesday, Adrian Mendoza, 19, stood in Merced College's quad, along with a handful of other students dressed in purple, and handed out fliers for the school's Students Advocating for Equality (SAFE Club), purple ribbons and a list of suicide hotline numbers.
The group was trying to inform students about Spirit Day -- a national event meant to raise awareness about gay bullying and to remember those who recently took their own lives as a result of gay abuse.
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Amanda Sandoval, a transsexual woman, attended Atwater High School more than five years ago and claimed she was threatened and physically and verbally harassed by students. She filed a lawsuit against the Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) in 2006. Sandoval said they settled outside of court.
