Apparently Vinny Guadagnino, the big-dicked guido from Jersey Shore, the greatest sociological experiment of our time, was a guest speaker at a Columbia sociology class yesterday. And it sounds like the students weren't too happy about it.

Having apparently let up on her well-meaning but not entirely thought out campaign to make bullying illegal (More jailtime for juvenile delinquents? In place of hate crime statutes, or in addition to them? What about kids who are alternately bullies and bullied?) Lady Gaga is now launching an anti-bullying foundation:

Back in May, Buffalo teen Jamey Rodermeyer contributed a video to the "It Gets Better" campaign. Though only 14, Rodermeyer felt he had a message of hope to send whoever was watching. Now, four months later, he's dead of a suicide.

The upsetting trial over the killing of gay teen Larry King, who was shot point blank in the back of the head in computer lab class by fellow student Brandon McInerney, has resulted in a mistrial. The jury voted seven to five in favor of finding McInerney guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not first- or second-degree murder, which meant that seven jurors sided with the defense's version of events: that King brought his death upon himself by acting and dressing effeminately and making sexual overtures (apparently the breaking point came when he asked his tormentor, "What's up, baby?") towards McInerney.

The murder trial has begun for Brandon McInerney, a high school student from Oxnard, California, who three years ago walked into computer class, sat behind openly gay classmate Larry King, and shot him twice in the back of the head. Opening statements from both sides offered new details about that senseless and horrific case.

Love is a weird thing: You never quite know when and where cupid's arrow might strike. Take, for example, the recent nuptials of Doug Hutchison, a 51-year-old actor best known for a recurring role on Lost, to (allegedly) 16-year-old Courtney Stodden. Stodden is an aspiring everything from Ocean Shores, Washington, an area of the country one reader colorfully describes for us as "a morbid, destitute shithole of a coastal village masquerading as some kind of 'tourist destination.'" (Stodden was Miss Ocean Shores 2009.)

In the past few months, Justin Bieber has fashioned himself into an anti-bullying poster boy. Earlier this week while on tour in Australia he tried to bolster his anti-bullying credentials by meeting up with that kid who beat up his bully on YouTube.

A grand jury handed down a 15-count indictment today for Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student accused of livestreaming 18-year-old roommate Tyler Clementi's gay liaisons on the internet. The event preceded Clementi's suicide.

The parents of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his roommate and another student broadcast his sexual encounter with another man on the internet, don't want the students involved to be given too "harsh" a punishment.

There was an anti-bullying conference today, where everyone talked about the importance of protecting America's dweebs and losers. (Kidding: Everyone is special in their own way.) During a speech, Obama said he was bullied as a kid for looking funny and being different. From CNN:

And the award for best acceptance speech at tonight's Golden Globes goes to... Chris Colfer! The openly gay Glee star, who won the Supporting Actor award, dedicated it to teens who face bullying because of who they are. Watch inside.

Apparently retirement communities are fertile breeding grounds for mean old bullies, if this article out of Arizona is to be believed. Cliques of seniors (nothing ever changes, huh?) are mercilessly shunning and taunting old people who aren't cool.

Asshole zebra alert! Here's an angry little striped one at a zoo in Malacca cozying up to his rhino neighbor. And by "cozying up," I mean "bullying." Inside, watch Mister Zebra give Mister Rhino a hell of a bad time.

New Jersey's state Senate and Assembly passed an "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights" this afternoon. The legislation is intended to prevent cruel behavior in public schools. If Governor Chris Christie doesn't sign it, we'll beat the crap out of him.

When we last saw Greame Taylor, he gave a rousing, improvised (!) speech on behalf of his suspended teacher defending gay rights / fighting bullying. He talked to Ellen about that day and about coming out in humorous fashion.

Whatever they're arguing over, one of them wants to throw down and the other doesn't. This bully looks good with his shirt off in front of all the neighborhood girls, but he's about to get mercy ruled.

Given the recent spate of gay teen suicides and all the attention given to school bullying and the "It Gets Better" YouTube project, you'd think gay teenagers were in a constant state of peril. One psychologist says it's not true.

What a very special episode of Glee: Our favorite musical misfits took on the hot topic of teen bullying... and juvenile delinquents... and gay boyfriends...and imagined old butch ladies in tutus. Yes, all very pressing issues of the day.

According to their lawyers, Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, the Rutgers first-years accused of webcam-spying on Ravi's roommate Tyler Clementi days before Clementi's suicide, didn't see Clementi having sex—and therefore, the attorneys say, the charges won't hold up.

Bizarre Irish twin act Jedward has been harassed repeatedly at Heathrow Airport by security agents who think it's funny to bully singing X-Factor twins with curious hair. Take it from people who also fit that description: It gets better, Jedward.