» Unnecessary and Sad.
"A teenager killed himself after a string of anonymous and abusive phone calls about his sexuality. The calls began after Lee Simpson revealed in a letter to his family and friends that he was gay. Months later the 18-year-old student was found hanged at home in Blackley." [Manchester Evening News] |
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Songpa Police Station confirmed the 23-year-old hung himself at his home in Jamsil, southern Seoul, Monday. Kim's mother also pointed to his personal and professional difficulties. |
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» Regrettable.
"A 17 year old boy who threw himself off the roof of a shopping centre in Derby last week as some of the crowd gathered to watch goaded him to jump was gay." [Pink News] |
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» Compassion.
"A prison officer who watched her lesbian lover commit suicide was spared jail [this week] after a judge ruled it was an act of love. Glasgow-born Patricia Mulpeter, 48, comforted chronically ill Kaija Savolainen as she suffocated after wrapping sticky tape over her own nose and mouth… As soon as she had died, Mulpeter drove to Tavistock police station to give herself up… Imposing a 28-week jail sentence suspended for a year, judge Mr Justice Owen told Mulpeter she deserved 'compassion and not punishment." [Daily Record] |
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took some time recently to answer voters' questions, including one about preventing gay suicide. We've posted the video after the jump. Gayness starts around 3:22 mark. |
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And They Can Save You, Too!
Coming out can be painful. Unfortunately, countless young queers can't reconcile their innate identities with society's expectations and turn to suicide. Television writer J. Graigory was one of those people. Now he's sharing his story. |
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A survey of 388 gays of various races shows that white and Latino queers have more mental issues than their more melanin-inclined counterparts: According to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations, blacks and Latinos do not have more mental disorders than whites. The study, which will be published in next month's American Journal of Public Health, also indicates that black and Latino gays have a higher prevalence of suicide attempts, but those attempts occurred during their youth, rather than during adulthood. |
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• Chicago's Fire Department calendar proves that New York's the most attractive city in America. • Episcopal Church votes to "restrain" gay officiation, no official same-sex blessing. • Senator Ted Kennedy comes out for |
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Anti-Gay Attitudes Fuel Suicides
Ireland is making considerable progress in developing a culture of genuine equality, recognition and acceptance of gay men and women. But there is still an undercurrent of both bias and hostility which young gay people must find deeply hurtful and inhibiting." McAleese also said that there needs to be more exploration into the links between sexuality and suicide. Young men make up 40% of Ireland's estimated 500 each year. What a waste of perfectly good lads. |
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We learned something just by looking at the main page - did you know June 27th's National HIV testing day? We didn't. But now we do and we'll definitely go get tested. And you should, too. You should also check out the CDC website. It's good for what ails you. |
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Either it's just the cold weather in British Columbia, or lesbian teens are not getting the kind of outreach they need in the province, according to a new study by the McCreary Centre Society that reveals a shocking 38% percent of lesbian teens have attempted suicide. Compare this to the 8.2% of straight girls and 8.8% of gay boys, and you have a visible problem. We haven't seen similar data in the United States, but we doubt that the consistently progressive province of BC is the only place with these numbers. The director of the McCreary Centre, a nonprofit organization concerned with youth health issues, says that lesbians suffer because they are "not as readily identified for help," which we interpret to mean that all the queeny boys are grabbing the attention of advocacy organizations while the less in-your-face lesbians are getting the shaft. Study: Lesbian Teens More Likely To Attempt Suicide [365 Gay] |
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Usually we send you to funny and snarky links and stories. But sometimes we see something so powerful that even we feel like getting serious. Kenneth Morrison is a spoken word artist who wrote the poem At 13. This movie features Mr. Morrison’s dedication to his friend Devon. Devon was an African America, gay, teenager. He also took his life at the age of 13. This is powerful stuff. At 13 [Current Studio] |