GL's going quiet for the Day of Silence. Are you?

Today is the National Day of Silence. Girls' Life will be joining thousands of schools, organizations and individuals across the country to call attention to the continual silence forced upon LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. For longer than...

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Is Facebook even cool anymore?

Way back when (OK, 10 years ago), Facebook was the new kid on the block, the cool kid, the one that everyone wanted to hang out with at lunch and invite to their sleepovers. And, way back when, Facebook was...

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Yeah, that's not funny: Twitter trolls trend #CuttingForBieber

Yesterday, the renown pranksters at 4chan launched another mission that is anything but funny. In response to the photos of Justin Bieber allegedly smoking marijuana, they trended the topic #cuttingforBieber. The hashtag was originally thought to be a legitimate...

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Judge rules school violated girl's civil rights by punishing her for a FB post

Earlier this year, The Next Web Reports, a 12-year-old girl from Minnesota posted a not-so-nice comment on her Facebook page—she said she hated a hall monitor who had been mean to her. Her school decided this constituted bullying and she was put into detention...

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Facebook for kids: Like it or leave it?

First, it was just for college students. Then, the parents joined in. Now, high schoolers are on what's probably the most successful social media platform of all time. Ah, Facebook. What would we do without you? For those under the age...

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Having trouble with a bully? Take a lesson from this babe

A girl named Sarah from Arundel High School in Maryland was being constantly bullied at school, and though she asked for help from school officials, nothing had been done. Hopeless that change would come, Sarah took to her Reddit page. She posted an...

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Can’t wait for your next issue to come in the mail? Already stalking girlslife.com for the latest fashion, advice, news and fun stuff to do? Check out Girls’ Life on Tumblr and Pinterest for exclusive content you won’t be able to find anywhere...

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Blog on, babes!

And a lot of times, we tell you to let it all out…in a journal. It might just be time to bid Dear Diary buh-bye and boot up journal-writing 2.0—on the Net. A new study shows that while writing is old-fashioned journals is...

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5 reasons not to share your passwords

According to the New York Times, teens and tweens today are sharing their passwords like crazy. Why? Nowadays, it seems to be a symbol of love and trust between BFs and GFs. While we think it’s sweet that ya wanna show your...

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February / March 2012

*~*Check out what’s HOT in this issue*~* On sale and in mailboxes Jan. 17! Guess what? You can now get GL on your NOOK tablet! CLICK HERE to order GL for NOOK (or to get a 14-day free trial of...

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