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Christians and gay teen suicides: ‘How could anyone be so stupid?’
In the conversations centered around such tragedies as the recent Jamey Rodemeyer suicide, we very often find conservative Christians defending themselves against the accusation that the theology in which they believe — and specifically their belief that homosexuality is a sin against God — ultimately contributes to that which informs, motivates, and encourages the bullying of gay teens.
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In memory of September’s children — Asher Brown, one year later
On September 23, 2010, Asher Brown returned home from school while his parents were at work. He shot himself in the head after enduring what his mother and stepfather say was constant harassment from four other students at Hamilton Middle School in Houston.
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Amherst police open criminal investigation of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying, suicide
Police in the town of Amherst in suburban Buffalo, N.Y. have opened a criminal investigation in the suicide death of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who was bullied with anti-gay slurs for the past two years, both at school and online.
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Christians and the Blood of Jamey Rodemeyer
If you’re a Christian who believes that being gay is a morally reprehensible offense against God, then you share a mindset, worldview, and moral structure with the kids who hounded Jamey Rodemeyer — literally, to death.
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Bachmann’s busy day: bullying ‘not a federal issue,’ Tonight Show, flash mob
Presidential long shot Michele Bachmann on Friday again avoided commenting on anti-gay bullying, tried to joke her way out answering Jay Leno’s question of reparative therapy, and spoke at a gathering of Republicans while protestors staged a flash mob, dancing to Madonna’s “Like A Prayer.”
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Justice Department: LGBT student bullying on the rise
Bullying of LGBT youth is making up a growing number of discrimination complaints received by the Obama administration, according to Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
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It does get better — gay teen shares the impact of the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign
One year ago, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself, because, according to classmates, he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay. Billy took his own life just hours after fellow students told him he […]
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Remembering Billy Lucas one year later — a message of hope that it does get better
One year ago today, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself. While Billy never self-identified as gay, friends report he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay.
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First Lady Michelle Obama discusses America’s ‘culture of bullying’
The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday and discussed her thoughts on the culture of bullying in our country.
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Bullied gay teen meets with President Obama, proposes LGBT youth advisor
When we last checked in with Caleb Laieski — a gay teen from Arizona who started his anti-bullying activism when he was forced to drop out of high school at the age of 16 — he was in the middle of a month long lobbying crusade, meeting with legislators on Capitol Hill to garner support […]