Suicide

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. [ Read more → ]

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. [ Read more → ]

Rapper 50 CENT is defending his controversial Twitter post from earlier this week, insisting the comment -- which implied gay men should commit suicide -- was misinterpreted. The ill-timed post has infuriated members of the LGBTQ community [...] [ Read more → ]

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. [caption id="attachment_11090" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Raymond Chase"][/caption] Raymond Chase, a 19-year-old openly gay... [ Read more → ]

A body found in the Hudson River off New York City was identified today as that of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, 18, who committed suicide last week after a gay sexual encounter was allegedly streamed online by his roommate. Grace Burgess, a spokeswoman for... [ Read more → ]

A Rutgers University freshman jumped to his death last week, just days after his college roommate broadcast live images on the internet of him having a sexual encounter with another man. [ Read more → ]

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. [caption id="attachment_11016" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Seth Walsh"][/caption] Seth's family took him off life support this... [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_10976" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Asher Brown"][media-credit name="FAMILY PHOTO" align="alignleft" width="260"][/media-credit][/caption] Another teenage victim of anti-gay bullying has committed suicide. Asher Brown came home from school last Thursday while his parents were at work. He shot himself in the head after enduring what his mother and... [ Read more → ]

Update: Seth Walsh passed away on Tuesday afternoon, September 28. A memorial service honoring Seth will be held on Friday, October 1, at 3:30 p.m. PDT at The First Baptist Church in Tehachapi, CA. Story here. A California boy remains in critical condition and on... [ Read more → ]

Dan Savage, the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice columnist, has a message for gay teens struggling with their sexuality, discrimination and school bullying: "It gets better." [caption id="attachment_10809" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Dan Savage"][/caption] The Seattle-based activist and author of Savage Love, launched a YouTube channel... [ Read more → ]

A 15-year-old Indiana teen took his own life last week in what is thought to be another suicide at least partially connected to school bullying, a result of the teen's perceived sexual orientation. [ Read more → ]

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. [ Read more → ]

As we fight for equal rights, we should be careful not to become so engrossed in the issues that we forget where we came from, the place that shaped us into who we are and motivates us even now to defeat bigotry and hate. [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_7620" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Kanyon"][/caption] 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... [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_6794" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Barr"][/caption] In a post on her blog Thursday, outspoken comedian Roseanne Barr has pulled no punches in her comments on the recent suicide of Marie Osmond’s son, Michael Bryan (a.k.a. Blosil), saying it had nothing to do with depression, and everything... [ Read more → ]

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... [ Read more → ]

Mike Penner, the veteran Los Angeles Times sportswriter who made international headlines in 2007 when he announced he was transsexual and began working under the byline "Christine Daniels," has died. Colleagues said Saturday that Penner was found dead at his Los Angeles home and that... [ Read more → ]