Comments on: WATCH: Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover’s Mom Revisits Harrowing Suicide for Congress

By: RG

RG — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:23:16 +0000

CNN’s report on this poor woman’s testimony seemed to go out of its way to de-gay the story. They even had some goofus talking head blaming family breakdown, single-parent families.

By: schlukitz

schlukitz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:44:38 +0000

I was not able to watch this video without becoming unglued either.

Hatred. Alive and well in America…and all of it, protected by “free speech”.

The Fundies and Magical Undies Crowd must be so proud!

By: BrianZ

BrianZ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:43:40 +0000

What a strong woman for continuing to tell her story. So much hate in our adults, no wonder it’s flowing from our children as well. Sad shit.

I’m forever thankful I didn’t have to deal with that bullshit growing up.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:45:13 +0000

I’m from the south. I remember walking to school and being at school and being called a faggot and didnt even know what it meant at the time. There was a group of guys who all the way until high school, constantly bullied me. This is a decades old problem and with social sites and ability to spread hate so easily it’s no wonder the violence and suicide among young gay or perceived gay children has gone up. It has to stop. The grown ups have to grow up and realize their ignorance and bigotry is killing children. Hate is learned.

By: koalaboy

koalaboy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:47:58 +0000

Everyone should see this video. Sirdeaner is unbelievably strong. Luckily for me, I never experienced much bullying. The mindset of an eleven year-old.. I was 11 in ’92 and remember watching the election.. I don’t remember thinking about suicide, but I didn’t live in fear. So terribly sad.

By: InExile

InExile — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:06:17 +0000

This video of this mother testifying on Capitol Hill also brought tears to my eyes. No mother and no child should have to go through what this mother and child experienced.

Some people who post on this blog have said global warming, health care, the economy, the wars are all more important than our own civil rights. Well, this video really begs the question, are they?

By making excuses for our President why he is not moving forward on LGBT issues makes you part of the problem, not the solution. No issue is more important than out civil rights. Tell this mother global warming is more important. The fact that in our culture fagot is the worst name a child can be called just highlights how important our civil rights are.

By: MackMike

MackMike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:11:17 +0000

Wow! The tears just won’t stop. Each child, weather straight to gay, who endures such bullying is, by experience, one of our own. Please write to your state representatives today!