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Indiana School Board Member Says ‘Cry Me a River’ When Asked to Address LGBTQ Suicides: WATCH

November 30, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

A group of LGBTQ activists from Tri-State Alliance who had signed up to speak to the Evansville, Indiana school board meeting were shut down by board members as they began to address the needs of … [Read more...] about Indiana School Board Member Says ‘Cry Me a River’ When Asked to Address LGBTQ Suicides: WATCH

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: Ann Ennis, education, Evansville, Indiana, suicide

Teen Dies by Suicide After Sexually Explicit Messages to Another Boy are Spread by Classmates on Snapchat ‘to Humiliate Him’

September 30, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Channing Smith / Facebook Channing Smith, a student at Coffee County High School in Manchester, Tennessee, took his own life last week shortly after explicit, intimate messages to another boy which … [Read more...] about Teen Dies by Suicide After Sexually Explicit Messages to Another Boy are Spread by Classmates on Snapchat ‘to Humiliate Him’

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: bullying, Channing Smith, education, social media, suicide, Tennessee

Mother of Gay Alabama Teen Who Took His Own Life Speaks Out in Heartbreaking Interview: WATCH

April 25, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

In a heartbreaking interview, the mother of Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old Alabama teen who took his life last week after being bullied for being gay, says she wants people to know more about him than … [Read more...] about Mother of Gay Alabama Teen Who Took His Own Life Speaks Out in Heartbreaking Interview: WATCH

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: Alabama, bullying, Nigel Shelby, suicide

Nigel Shelby, a Gay Alabama Teen, Took His Own Life After Suffering Homophobic Bullying

April 22, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Nigel Shelby Nigel Shelby, a gay 15-year-old high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, took his own life this week after suffering homophobic bullying. Members of Rocket City Pride, a local … [Read more...] about Nigel Shelby, a Gay Alabama Teen, Took His Own Life After Suffering Homophobic Bullying

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: Alabama, bullying, Huntsville, Nigel Shelby, suicide

19 Year-Old HIV-Positive Blood Donor Dies After Suicide Attempt

December 31, 2018 by Savas Abadsidis Leave a Comment

A 19 year-old Indian man who frequently donated blood attempted to kill himself after learning that his own blood had transmitted the virus to a pregnant woman. He subsequently died from the … [Read more...] about 19 Year-Old HIV-Positive Blood Donor Dies After Suicide Attempt

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: Blood Donor, HIV, India, suicide

Mother: Denver 9-Year-Old Killed Himself Four Days After Telling Classmates He Was Gay

August 27, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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Jamel Myles, a 9-year-old in fourth grade at Joe Shoemaker Elementary School in Denver, killed himself last week (police are investigating his death as a suicide) and his mother says it happened after … [Read more...] about Mother: Denver 9-Year-Old Killed Himself Four Days After Telling Classmates He Was Gay

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bullying, Colorado, Denver, suicide

Vlogger Logan Paul Makes Video Apology for Filming, Mocking Body of Suicide Victim: WATCH

January 2, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Logan Paul made a second apology via video on Tuesday following outrage over a clip he posted to his 15 million subscribers in which he mocked a dead body he filmed in Japan's “suicide forest” at … [Read more...] about Vlogger Logan Paul Makes Video Apology for Filming, Mocking Body of Suicide Victim: WATCH

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Logan Paul, suicide

Vlogger Logan Paul Blasted After Posting Body of Suicide Victim on YouTube

January 2, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Logan Paul

Vlogger Logan Paul (the older brother of vlogger Jake Paul) is apologizing after his latest video caused outrage. Paul, who has 15 million subscribers on his channel, visited Aokigahara, Mt. Fuji in … [Read more...] about Vlogger Logan Paul Blasted After Posting Body of Suicide Victim on YouTube

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Logan Paul, suicide, YouTube

40 Percent of LGBT High School Students Have Considered Suicide, According to New Study

December 21, 2017 by Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

  A new study has found that LGBT teens are 63 percent more likely to consider suicide compared to heterosexual teens. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's … [Read more...] about 40 Percent of LGBT High School Students Have Considered Suicide, According to New Study

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: education, Gay Teens, mental health, suicide

San Diego Teen Was Taunted with Anti-Gay Slurs on Social Media Before Killing Himself

November 28, 2017 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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A San Diego teen was bullied with homophobic slurs on Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook and his mother went to the school to complain. Hours after an "incident" at school which his mother was told … [Read more...] about San Diego Teen Was Taunted with Anti-Gay Slurs on Social Media Before Killing Himself

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bullying, California, San Diego, suicide

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