All posts tagged "suicide"
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Gay teen suicide’s eye donation rejected due to FDA rules
“I couldn’t understand why my 16-year-old son’s eyes couldn’t be donated just because he was gay.” — Sheryl Moore, mother of a Des Moines, Iowa gay teen...
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Oregon dad killed while honoring bullied, gay son with cross-country walk
“It’s wrong, you know, we can’t have this anymore in our society…. Feeling like I wanted to die myself, and knowing I couldn’t — I...
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Study shows “It Gets Better” not as effective for bisexual teens
“Those who identify as mostly gay may be expressing an ambivalence about identifying as gay or lesbian due to living in unsupportive environements or getting...
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SMYAL to host discussion panel on factors leading to LGBT youth suicides
The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), the D.C. organization advocating for sexual-minority youth, is partnering with ''1 Lyfe @ A Time'' to host a...
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Another gay teen, Phillip Parker, commits suicide after bullying
A 14-year-old gay boy, Phillip Parker, took his own life on Friday. Reports are coming out that he was the focus of bullying at Gordonsville...
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Bullied gay teen, Jamie Hubley, blogged a painful goodbye before suicide
” was the kind of boy that loved everybody…. He couldn’t understand why everyone would be so cruel to him about something as simple as...
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Bullies cheer for gay teen’s suicide at Homecoming dance [video]
The parents of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer went on the Today show this morning to discuss their son’s suicide. His mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told host Ann...
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Defense in Rutgers bullying case seeks access to Tyler Clementi’s computer documents
“There was no bias, no intimidation and there was no bullying done. Nor was there any bullying intended or bias intended.” Steven Altman, attorney for...
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Trevor Project Executive Director Charles Robbins Resigned on April 8
In an email sent from the board of directors of The Trevor Project, it was announced that Charles Robbins, the executive director of The Trevor...
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More details on gay teen’s death say heart condition ‘secondary’ to cause of death
”He was a small young man. His heart showed slight swelling. It was slightly enlarged. This was a secondary finding.” Latest update from KSAX about...
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Teen’s ‘bullying suicide’ in Minnesota was likely heart failure instead: TV report
Lance’s father called KSAX and said he received a call from the coroner saying...
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A Bully Year
For young LGBT people, or simply those perceived to be, 2010 was a chilling year as headline after headline reported on those of them who...
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Accused roommate, friend claim no broadcast of gay sex life in Tyler Clementi suicide case
”When the forensic evidence from all the seized computers is revealed, the truth will come out…. Nothing was transmitted beyond one computer and what was...
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Nadler, Frank, Baldwin, Polis Ask HHS For Action on LGBT Suicide
In a letter sent today from Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.), the four members of Congress...
