Birmingham AL

“You deserve to be loved. If it’s not who you want it from, trust me, you’ll find someone else to want it from.”

13-year-old Jay Griffin ended his life last month after being bullied at school. Those who loved him are sharing his story in hopes of helping others.

For many, it’s difficult to understand Foster Noone’s sexual identity. The 17-year-old uses the labels of bisexual, trans and gender neutral all at once. A photography exhibition that opened at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Wednesday night seeks to put a face on such young people while exploring the difficult dynamics of family acceptance of their identities in the Deep South.