according to study done by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender network, 80% of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students reported being verbally harassed. 85%. 40% being physically harassed. 19% being physically assaulted in the school because of their sexual orientation. joining us is gay,esbian, bisexual and transgender and questioning students. program director of the project and the president of napa high school gay straight alliance. >> thank you for having us. >> cheryl: in the napa project is very active in fighting bullying. what are some of the things your organization does? >> our organization is dedicated to helping how we can do this. with the schools recently as of january we started connecting students, student leaders and adult supporters at campuses, high school and middle school campuses across the county to help make it more vibrant and consistent. >> cheryl: a lot of kids finding out? >> we just had our first conference a few weekends ago and we had 51 people attend. the overall program we started a year ago. but this work that we are doing in the county start

according to study done by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender network, 80% of gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender students reported being verbally harassed. 85%. 40% being physically harassed. 19% being physically assaulted in the school because of their sexual orientation. joining us is gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender and questioning students. program director of the project and the president of napa high school gay straight alliance. >> thank you for having us. >> cheryl: in the napa project is very active in fighting bullying. what are some of the things your organization does? >> our organization is dedicated to helping how we can do this. with the schools recently as of january we started connecting students, student leaders and adult supporters at campuses, high school and middle school campuses across the county to help make it more vibrant and consistent. >> cheryl: a lot of kids finding out? >> we just had our first conference a few weekends ago and we had 51 people attend. the overall program we started a year ago. but this work that we are doing in the county started

i think we want to make sure that in doing so, we acknowledge the issues of transgender people, bisexual people, lesbians and gay is a short term that many of us use, including in those of us in the community. >> okay if governor romney should be president romney and president obama loses in the next election, what would that mean for the gay and lesbian community, do you think? >> it would be an enormous setback. >> you, by the way, we should say, grew up mormon. >> i did grow up mormon in utah. i still have a lot of affection for the faith of my childhood. i still have family members who are devowed and go to church every sunday and practicing mormons and practice it to perfection, but they still support me. this is where i think governor romney has missed the boat. in making a choice between, he felt like he had to make a choice between faith and what was in the best interest of the entire citizenry. he shouldn't have made the choice he made. they have gone to exclude so many, not just lgbt people, but so many people from the fairness and equality and justice in in the country, if he

gallup indico que es el estudio mas grande que busca calcular la poblacion lesbiana, gay, bisexual o nacion... el principal autor del reporte, el demografo gary gates, de la universidad de california, dijo que espera que los resultados puedan ayudar a acabar con algunos estereotipo s sobre gays y lesbianas al tiempo que pone de manifiesto la diversidad de la comunidad. .. mas jovenes conductores se estan involucrando en choques fatales, esto segun un reciente informe y los riesgos aumentan si estan acompaÑados de otros adolescentes. maria rosa lucchini con los detalles. hace dos aÑos que jennifer obtuvo su licencia de conducir.. hasta el momento no ha tenido ningun accidente, pero si distracciones tras el volante... y tienen un comun denominador: amigos... "cuando manejo sola me siento mas tranquila, pero cuando manejo con amigos me distraigo bastante porque uno va platicando y va viendo los telefonos y va escuchando musica" y precisamente estas distracciones pueden causar accidentes...segun la asociacion americana de automovilismo, conductores de 16 y 17 aÑos tienen mas riesgos de p

being encouraged to wear purple today to show a stand against bullying and support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. >>> the white house is opening its gardens today, but don't worry if you can't make it to d.c. you can do a virtual tour of the rose garden. the jacquelyn kennedy garden in the south lawn. >>> and happy birthday to actor john lithgow. he turns 67. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in an nbc news exclusive, the former nfl cheerleader turned high school teacher and her students speak out for the first time about their relationship. >>> academy award winning actress helen hunt talks about her new movie "the sessions" and this sunday on "meet the press" david gregory speaks with obama campaign senior advisor david axlerod and republican senators rob portman and marco rubio. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuin

this is much beloved in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trance gender community. they are happy there are new owners that want to respect the old eagle and bring it back. so this project includes a number of ada upgrades, ada bathrooms, passive travel. there would be soundproofing added. it's always been a good neighbor, wants to continue as a good neighbor so there will be added sound-proofing. 30 jobs, tax revenues. i think this is a great project. we request this be sent to the full board with recommendation that it be granted. >> thank you, mark. supervisor wiener, you here on this? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm here to express my full support for the transfer. while i do not want to in any way speak for my colleagues, i know that supervisor kim, supervisor campos, supervisor olage are in support. this is very broadly supported in the community and recommend the liquor license transfer. >> the department? any comments on this one? >> [ indiscernible ] >> great, same conditions. i assume you have no problems with the conditions. >> we were fine with the condi

identify themselves as guy, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. young americans ages 18 to 29 are three times more likely than those over age of 65 to identify as lgbt. there was a slight gender difference. 3.6% of women identify themselves as lgbt compared to 3.3% of men. >>> in health matters tonight, a half million bottles of sunscreen are being recalled because of a fire risk. the makers of banana boat announced the massive recall of its spray-on lotion today after reports of at least five people suffering burns after using the product. the recall is for 23 varieties, including aerosol products like ultra mist sport, ultra defense and kids. the problem appears to be with the spray valve. it takes longer to dry, which means there is the potential for a product to ignite if a person goes near a blame. >>> detecting breast cancer with a bra? it could soon be that easy. this, quote, smart bra is called a first warning system. it conn tains heat sensors that detect microscopic difference between healthy and cancerous cells. according to lifeline bi

the rest of russia had recently passed a law that bans the so-called promotion of homosexuality bisexual ism transgenderism so these groups allege that what madonna did effectively trampled on that law violated the law and supposedly psychologically damage the conscious and the feelings of the residents who were exposed to that madonna is no stranger to controversy from burning crosses in a music video in the u.s. to exposing a nipple in istanbul to speaking out picking a fight with a national front in paris by screening a video of their leader with a swastika on her head and of course turned controversy here in russia also by speaking out in defense of the punk band group pussy riot she's no stranger to controversy the question is whether she'll actually appear in this court room and as of now especially if they don't get the summons translated it doesn't really seem likely we'll of course keep following the story for you. because you know for all the latest on the markets hi bill yeah with the russian markets they gained this wednesday muscles and thus is a. jested the latest. reports

doesn't care, heterosexual, you're perfect, bisexual, you're greedy, life is a buffet for you every day. i'll take one of him, two of her and all that big fella, come on! barbecue in my back yard, let's go! so i step over to the special screening area and the kid comes over because the senior security guy says you go frisk him and he went -- first thought, wrong. i know i have leverage here. humor will make awkward turn into experience. now, the danger is humor is a bighammer. i'm not funny all day. because at some point if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. it's the wrong tool for the right way to do something, so try to balance it. but i was out of sorts, hadn't had my coffee and was a little tired. he comes over and said i have to give you a special patdown with the back of my hand. i said use all 10 fingers, i'll buy you breakfast. checkpoint, security, two. i survived the situation, got on the plane. the point is this, that what's in my head i've never had to apologize for. first thought wrong properly filtered was some kind of rehabilitation or education or pa

the rest of russia had recently passed a law that bans the so-called promotion of homosexuality bisexual ism transgenderism as well as well as paedophilia to minors the board of the law itself is a little bit vague so it's quite unclear how exactly that plays out but what that translates to is this to effectively a ban on for example gay pride parades and things of that sort so these groups allege that what madonna did effectively trampled on that law violated the law and supposedly psychologically damage the conscious and the feelings of the residents who were exposed to that while we do also have to keep in mind of course that madonna is no stranger to controversy from banning. burning pardon me burning crosses in the music video in the in the u.s. to exposing and nipple in istanbul to speaking out picking a fight with a national front in paris by screening a video of their leader with the swastika on her head and a four star controversy here in russia also by speaking out in defense of the punk band group pussy riot she's no stranger to controversy the question is whether she'll actua

all human beings are bisexual. declaring the categories now and avoid was an ingenious move. it suggested a whole new approach to sexual tolerance and vidal himself above the name-calling of the 1960. he couldn't be called a homosexual. there was no such animal. yet the position left them standing outside when the ground shifted in the next decade. gore vidal remained. he wrote plays, screenplays. he appeared on television. he ran for congress. he was also making a name for himself as a major essayist. is a early pieces were occasional prose on topics that happened interesting to exercise, access and electric but he wrote more regularly and is as it became more accomplished. they play to his wit, his curiosity and his ego. his editor later said the vidal it too much ego to be a writer of fiction because he couldn't support himself to other people. it was always similar and different costumes. the essays are vidal plain vidal and he did it beautifully. he had an affluent first person voice and a wide rage of interest. literature, history, culture, politics. he became a regular

the poll shows that 3.4% of americans consider themselves either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgenter it also shows a higher percentage of lgbts among nonwhites than whites. more low income and more younger people than older people. >>> smart phone based car service oober has expanded it's reach into san francisco tightly regulated taxi industry. the pane is now testing a new service -- the company is now testing a new service that will allow people to hail cars through their smart phone. but the new service taxi service is controversial. just days ago new york city's taxi commission shut down the service in that city. in 2010, san francisco's transportation agency issued a seize and assist order against the company when it operated under the name oober cab. >> sharing the stage. the event that allowed president obama and mitt romney to take shots at you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on an ikea kitchen. >>> the heart of san francisco is almost unrecognizable tonight. civic center plaza is under more than 2,500 cubic yard

the poll shows that 3.4% of americans consider themselves either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgenter it also shows a higher percentage of lgbts among nonwhites than whites. more low income and more younger people than older people. >>> smart phone based car service oober has expanded it's reach into san francisco tightly regulated taxi industry. the pane is now testing a new service -- the company is now testing a new service that will allow people to hail cars through their smart phone. but the new service taxi service is controversial. just days ago new york city's taxi commission shut down the service in that city. in 2010, san francisco's transportation agency issued a seize and assist order against the company when it operated under the name oober cab. >> sharing the stage. the event that allowed president obama and mitt romney to take shots at each other. >>> you may not recognize it but we're in the heart of san francisco's civic center. >>> the heart of san francisco is almost unrecognizable tonight. civic center plaza is under more than 2,500 cubic yards of dirt. patti lee i

celebrating individuals who publicly identify as lesbian, bisexual or transgender. it seeks to promote greater awareness, tolerance and celebration of lgbt culture and its many subcultures. drag queens, muscle heads, trans-men, lipstick. and that's what national coming out day is all about. now, let's dance, bitches. ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: snoopy and woodstock are more than just roommates. vice presidential debate between joe biden and paul ryan went on tonight at center college in danville, kentucky. there's a big age gap between these men. paul ryan is 42 and joe biden is either 60 or 80, i really have no idea. vice president biden has a tendency to veer off message. >> biden has been out of sight for days, working in a delaware hotel with david axelrod and acting as ryan, congressman chris van hollen. he's been fuming up on gatorade and animal crackers. >> jimmy: and running around in circles, making airplane noises. it's like a snack break in the second grade. whatever it was, it worked because it seemed like someone spiked joe biden's ensure with a 5-hour ene

. >>> this fall's tv season will have the highest number of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters evern prewritten broadcast shows, according to the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation. the 17th annual report from glad says that about 4.4% of actors on tv will play gay characters. that's up from 2.9% the last season. among broadcast networks, abc has the most gay characters. fox is second. the number of gay or lesbian characters on cable is also going up. . >>> well, there are many reasons for this. but six really stand out. what they are, still ahead. >> and i'm back here in a few minutes. it's clear out there now, but more clouds in the forecast this week and i'll have your complete bay area weekend forecast, back here in a few minutes. . >>> we told you about an overnight gas price spike earlier in this newscast. ktvu consumer editor here now with the reason behind the increase. at least one of them, tom, is very close to home. >> and possibly $5 a gallon, if we're not careful. san francisco hit an all-time high on gas prices today and other records may fall soon. >> reporte

largest survey of its kind, gallup estimates that 3.4% of american adults identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. the study was based on more than 120,000 interviews. the report's lead author says he hopes the findings will fight stereotypes and show the diversity of the lgbt community. >>> cutest doctor's visit ever. this has to be a contender. take a look. the san diego zoo's 11-week-old panda cub got another checkup and now he's taking clumsy baby steps just like any toddler. the little guy is sprouting his first teeth and making some adorable baby squeals. so cute. >>> a massachusetts man who recently lost in love has found a way to get over his broken heart. he won the lottery. 22-year-old sandi singh won $3 million in a mega millions drawing this week and took the $16 million lump sum payout. >> do you have a lucky girlfriend? >> no lucky girlfriend so just broke up with her. thank god. she broke up with me, but right now i'm not really worried about it, yeah. i was heartbroken at first, but now i'm -- i'm getting over it. >> her loss, but his gain. he's been working two job

this thursday's national coming-out day, a day that encourages lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexuale out to their loved ones. that is what bishop gene robinson did more than 25 years ago. he's since become the first openly gay bishop in the church and is taking his message on the road in a new documentary film that follows his personal journey to gain acceptance in the church. "outfront" tonight, bishop robinson joins me. good to see you again. we meet again. >> i know. i'm so glad to see you again. >> what a treat. i want to talk -- the time we met before, we talked about your new book called "god believes in love." now i want to talk to you about this election and mitt romney and president obama and where they stand and what their stands mean as we move into a very important vote. give me your lay of the land quickly, if you would. >> sure. both candidates are saying that there's a real choice in this election, and i would have to agree with them. we have this time around not tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum but a real choice. we have one party whose president has affirmed marriage equ

the first bisexual member of congress. the first openly senator. back at home, a city council race has turned ugly. and a confrontation that was caught on tape. supporters of jimmy wynn accused the husband of rose herrera of stealing their lawn signs. they say they have video of this and doing it again yesterday and on sunday. both sides accuse the other of doing it after a confrontation yesterday morning. [bleep] >> who the [bleep] are you? >> get away from me. get away from me [bleep] >> now, wynn supporters say herrera husband threatened him with a knife. he said he made threats but he did it after he was pushed to the ground. the police are conducting an investigation. >>> the death toll continues to rise from the fun -- for the fungal -- meningitis outbreak. 363 people in 19 states have gotten sick. the steroid was supplied by the new england compounding center outside of boston. >>> the city of la fayette is planning to revoke the business license of pacifico massage parlor. 24 decision came after a woman was arrested for prostitution yesterd

. >> the group advocates equal rights for lesbian, bisexual, it and transgendered americans. this is about 25 minutes. >> this role right here as within it the. of our common ancestors. i am not talking about ancestry, and blood ties. it can access to the. of our nation. they took the very definition of america. constrained by limited mines and vision and expanded that. while the music may be a little bit better, why you may be just a little fancier, think about it. this room has the same flourishing. that church basements had when they were planning and talking and plotzing about the freedom of our people. this room right here has that same spirit as dusty smell the barns along a road that some call the underground railroad. who thought to expand the liberty of fellow citizens and america. you see, this is the spirit that gets me excited. when some of us and our nation were told you are not get enough, the. spirit stood up and said "yes i am." when told you could not do, this is the spirit that said "yes, i can." this is the spirit to move along the road of freedom. that is

. >>> san francisco's gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender says denations are rolling in to help replace large windows. about 4:45 yesterday morning somebody threw gas bottles through the museum windows. the displays were not damaged. nothing was taken. it's not known if the damage was related to the vandalism that followed the giants' world series win. it is the only glbt history museum in the u.s. >>> the state officials said no, they rejected a plan to split $30 million in redevelopment money between the 49ers and schools in the south bay. the department of finance says the agreement was not in place before a 2011 law that eliminated redevelopment agencies. next month school and government officials plan to challenge that ruling. the 49ers say the outcome will not affect construction of the new stadium in santa clara. >>> 8:19. cleaning up the streets of san jose. how a big vote today could affect the city's homeless population. >>> look outside of our window, whatever you can see through the fog. wet weather is coming our way. the new color changing candle from air wick, brings light

. >>> estaban diciendo que era bisexual, que era lesbiana que tenía sida, y le estaba dando a todos, corazón. >>> los doctores dicen que ella está haciendo más de lo que ellos pensaban que iba a hacer, yo sé que la va a sanar dios uno de estos días ♪. >>> yo sé, la fe mueve montañas, rauly, y esta madre está convencida que su hija va a volver a cantar, va a volver a bailar, realmente es algo que nos afecta a todos, precisamente mañana, aprendiendo de esta experiencia vamos a hablar con nuestros expertos, qué podemos hacer como padres, me dijo que no se había hecho justicia, y esto tiene que para, porque el bullying no puede cobrar más vidas. >>> lo que tenemos que tener claro e importante, lo que puede hacer la palabra, lo que usted saca por su boca, cómo puede afectar a alguien, en el caso de los jóvenes, en el caso de los niños que no tienen una personalidad afianzada, quizás una estructura personal que les permita vivir con el acoso constante, la próxima vez que usted abra la boca para dirigirse a alguien, piense muy bien, lo que de la boca sale, del corazón procede. >>> las palab