When the HRC wrote about their Dare2Care event to raise awareness and money to fight the bullying epidemic in America's schools, they did a nice job of adapting to new problems within the LGBT community with an attempt to work outside of what they are used to (i.e. marriage equality). Granted, it seems that the bullying fight has simply become the new fad, but I will commend the HRC nonetheless. According to the news release, several local designers contributed fashions for a runway show. Those in attendance included Palestine's first professional drag queen (a could-be news release all of its own). Furthermore, apparently thousands of dollars were raised...for "HRC’s fight for full LGBT equality." Sorry to break it, anti-bullying campaign, but you may have just wasted thousands of dollars which could go toward something truly impactful.
Further, I think this is a prime opportunity to talk about the bullying epidemic. Honestly speaking, the epidemic that is upon us is one of assault and harassment. Until we begin to clearly label this problem as it should be labeled, it will be impossible to create a tactic to overcome the problem. Throwing money at arbitrary organizations (arbitrary in the historical precedent set by the HRC), is not a helpful tactic for anyone.
All of this is a fancy way of saying that the bullying dialogue right now is relying on trusting anyone who says they can fix the problem to have a go at it. However, because bullying is not quantifiable right now, it is an empty promise for any organization who promises they can solve the issue.
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