Teen Commits Suicide due to Gay Bullying

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 3:41pm

http://perezhilton.com/2010-09-28-texas_teen_kills_himself_after_years_of_bullying

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 4:01pm

Yeah, I heard about this. So f**king enraging.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 4:05pm

Gay Bullying sounds like its the gays doing the bullying. Kinda like Perez.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 4:12pm

Why isn't this a headline on CNN? Not even a blurb about it.

There was story on Good Morning America this morning regarding a kid with a nut allergy being bullied and threatened with a granola bar. Seriously!
Updated On: 9/28/10 at 04:12 PM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 4:14pm

I heard about this earlier too. It's just too horrible.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 4:48pm

Yea, someone posted it on their FB page. As I said there, it's so tragic. There are no words.

I just wish he could have reached out to someone, a mentor or whatever, for emotional support.

Despite all the progress we have (arguably) made, gay teens still have it the hardest.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 6:52pm

This makes my blood boil.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 6:56pm

SH*T like this makes me absolutely sick. I have no patience for bullies or bullying of any kind.

[Q]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 7:49pm

I'm most interested in the denial of the school that any calls were placed by the parents. I hope that aspect gets looked into. It reminds me too much of the situation in the south where the school board and administration seemed to be working as an entity against the student - which, admittedly, isn't all that surprising.

This is an arena where I would hope that our increased technology can blow the cover off these types of situations.

[morosco]

Posted: 9/28/10 at 9:16pm

It just makes me so angry that life on this Earth can be so f*cked up. Bless this poor kid and may he rest in peace with a new world of wonderful and loving angels.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:00am

Don't get angry- get even. Participate in Dan Savage's YouTube itgetsbetterproject-
Don't just curse the darkness-
Light a candle

it gets better Updated On: 9/29/10 at 01:00 AM

[Q]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:02am

Sabre - check the link.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:11am

Thanks Q- I think I fixed it- try it now. (worked for me)

[Q]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:13am

Much better - and thanks for posting it

[morosco]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 12:16pm

Wow! The It Gets Better project is amazing! Simple yet so powerful.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 12:28pm

Sadly, this is the third teenage gay-related suicide this month alone. It breaks my heart.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/09/gay-teen-dies-after-10-days-on-life-support-following-suicide-attempt-over-anti-gay-bullying/

[Calvin]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 12:32pm

Tehachapi police investigators interviewed some of the young people who taunted Seth the day he hanged himself and determined despite the tragic outcome of their ridicule, their actions do not constitute a crime.

"Several of the kids that we talked to broke down into tears," Jeff Kermode, Tehachapi Police Chief, said. "They had never expected an outcome such as this."

Awwwwwww, poor kids. How horrible that they had to be inconvenienced like that.

I hope this haunts them for the rest of their miserable lives as well as their nasty parents'.

Updated On: 9/29/10 at 12:32 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 12:40pm

There has been a few youngsters who have taken their own lives recently over bullying about their sexuality
Its heartbreaking and makes me cry each time i read about it.
I did the same when i was 15, luckily i was found before its too late, that was over my sexuality and was also 16 years ago, it's a shame things don't change.

[romantico]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:27pm

Now a 4th suicide.

http://www.newsabi.com/2010/09/29/a-fourth-suicide-gay-19-y-o-college-student-kills-himself-after-hidden-camera-broadcasts-him-having-sex-over-the-internet/

More here:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/29/prison-time-may-await-pair-of-rutgers-students/

This HAS to stop!

Updated On: 9/29/10 at 01:27 PM

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:47pm

That story is why I am a bit appalled a movie like The Virginity Hit is being played for laughs let alone getting made at all.

[Q]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 1:57pm

The sad truth is this has been going on forever. It's only because of increased awareness through communication advancement that we're hearing about it so much. Hopefully, that awareness will start to lead to the situation being addressed.

I think we can see, though, that it isn't a simple matter of everyone looking and thinking, "Oh, this is bad, we should stop."

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 5:20pm

I have tears in my eyes because of this.

Rest in peace, Tyler.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 6:33pm

For Queer Kids Of All Colors Who Kill Themselves When The Pain Is Enough

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 7:35pm

No matter how you feel about Perez Hilton as a person, this video is incredibly poignant.
Perez Hilton: It Gets Better

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/29/10 at 8:34pm

Dave Navarro's open letter to LGBT teens.

link

Updated On: 9/29/10 at 08:34 PM