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‘Spirit Day’ shadowed by news of another teen suicide in the LGBT community
The LGBT community mourns the loss of another teen due to suicide. Campus police at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, police report the body of 19-year-old Corey Jackson was found in a wooded area of the campus.
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Remembering Matthew Shepard on the 12th anniversary of his murder
Matthew Shepard was brutally assaulted on a lonely ridge overlooking Laramie, Wyoming twelve years ago this month. And on this day in 1998, he died while in a coma in a Fort Collins, CO, hospital with his family by his side. Much has changed. Much has not.
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Hundreds ‘celebrate’ life of Seth Walsh; details emerge of last bullying incident
It was standing room only at the First Baptist Church in Tehachapi, CA, Friday as more than 500 mourners came to bid farewell to Seth Walsh, an openly gay teen who died earlier this week following a suicide attempt 10 days earlier. Seth endured years of bullying for being gay.
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Family, friends gather in Houston park to bid farewell to Asher Brown
Asher Brown’s uncle told a gathering of mourners and family supporters on Saturday that school bullies “ripped him up and tore him down everyday.” A crowd of hundreds blanketed a Houston park beside Moore Elementary School to express grief over the death by bullying of 13-year-old gay teen.
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Two more gay teen suicide victims — Raymond Chase, Cody Barker mark 6 deaths in September
We are saddened to learn today of two more gay teens who have turned to suicide. This brings the total to 6 known suicides in September by openly gay, or perceived gay, teenagers. Raymond Chase, a 19-year-old openly gay sophomore studying culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, committed suicide on Wednesday […]
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Gay teen dies after 9 days on life support, following suicide attempt over anti-gay bullying
Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent the last 9 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died today. He was 13 years old. Seth’s family took him off life support this afternoon, reports KGET-TV. A memorial service honoring Seth will be held on Friday, October 1, at […]
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Todd Ransom: Mormon family breaks silence about gay man’s suicide
Updated 7/26/10: Last week, Todd Ransom, a 28 year-old gay man from Orem, Utah, committed suicide. While it is unclear why exactly Ransom took his life, friends report that he struggled to reconcile his sexual orientation with his Mormon upbringing.
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Gay wrestler Chris Kanyon found dead of apparent suicide
Former WWE and WCW wrestler Chris Kanyon was found dead in his New York apartment Friday night, the victim of an apparent suicide. Kanyon, whose real name was Christopher Klucsaritis, ended his professional wrestling career in 2004, and was the first openly gay wrestler in the WWE. Kanyon wanted to base his character on that, […]
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Designer Alexander McQueen found dead of apparent suicide
Alexander McQueen, the gay fashion designer, has been found dead after taking his own life. He was 40 years old. A source at the designer’s office today confirmed his death, which was followed by a brief statement on the designer’s website. McQueen was renown for dressing stars such as Kylie and Lady Gaga, and had […]
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Brendan Burke dead at 21 — coming out story captured national attention in 2009
Brendan Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, who gained national attention just months ago in a moving coming out story profiled by ESPN.com, died today in a tragic automobile accident. He was 21 years old. “We are saddened to report that Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Leafs president and general […]