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• 'HE LOVED EVERYBODY': ALABAMA MUNY PICKS UP PIEC AFTER BULLIED GAY TEEN TAK HIS OWN LIFE, FAY SAYS
• GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
• THE HEARTBREAKG TE STORY OF THE GAY TEEN AND HIS DAD BEHD ‘JOE BELL’
• TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
• 'SMEAR THE QUEER': GAY STUNTS TELL THEIR STORI
• FEATURED FANFICTN

'HE LOVED EVERYBODY': ALABAMA MUNY PICKS UP PIEC AFTER BULLIED GAY TEEN TAK HIS OWN LIFE, FAY SAYS

An Alabama muny is reelg after the shockg ath of a high school hman who took his own life after his fay says he experienced anti-gay bullyg at Shelby, a 15-year-old at Huntsville High School northern Alabama, killed himself on April 18, leavg those who loved him wh qutns about how his ath uld have been Shelby, his mother, remembered him as a vibrant, outgog and fun-lovg child who would do anythg he uld to make others se.

"Speakg a phone terview wh ABC News, Shelby said Nigel was openly gay and had trouble acceptg himself. '"Nigel's ath highlights an alarmg realy: nearly 43 percent of gay, lbian and bisexual high school stunts have serly nsired attemptg suici, pared to about 15 percent of their heterosexual unterparts, acrdg to a 2015 natnal survey of more than 15, 000 stunts nducted by the Centers for Disease Control and McBri, a spokperson for the Human Rights Campaign which nsirs self the "largt natnal lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer civil rights anizatn, " said young members of the LGBTQ muny, pecially those of lor, are more likely to die by suici lked to social stigmas, fay rejectn, bullyg, harassment or abe.

"It's important for to realize the poundg impacts of anti-LGBTQ bias and racism, " McBri said a phone people who intify wh margalized muni, particularly LGBTQ people of lor, are at greater risks "for dangero and sometim tragic out" due to poundg stggl wh transphobia, homophobia, racism and cultural stigma, acrdg to McBri. What we see rerc the urgency of actn, the urgency of the issu and the urgent need for more non-discrimatn protectns, " she Shelby, a 15-year-old om Northern Alabama, died by suici last Thursday, April 18, ShelbyMcBri said 's important to speak to teenagers -- pecially those who intify as gay, lbian or transgenr -- about mental health servic, prsn and suici-awarens programs. "The CDC survey showed more than 34% of gay, lbian and bisexual teens reported beg bullied on school property wh the prev 12 months, pared to about 19% of their heterosexual peers.

GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG

Separately, more than 60% of stunts who intified as gay, lbian or bisexual reported feelg sad or hopels, pared to about 27 percent of straight stunts. A GoFundMe mpaign created Nigel's honor raised more than $39, 000 ls than 10 days as social media ers shared their own stori about ntemplatg suici and endurg anti-gay young boy's mom said the loss of her only child is too h to post about, but she plans to share never-before seen imag and vios to his Instagram acunt later on, so people n "see his te personaly. Gay bullyg and gay bashg are actns that hurt all.

A rash of gay suicis 2011 prov how adly gay bullyg n be. Gay bullyg statistics dite that gay teens are two-to-three tim more likely to m suici than other youths and about 30% of all suicis have been lked to a genr inty crisis. None of the aths had to occur, but they did bee each of the people was sent the msage that was better to be ad than to be gay.

THE HEARTBREAKG TE STORY OF THE GAY TEEN AND HIS DAD BEHD ‘JOE BELL’

What is Gay Bullyg, Gay Bashg? Gay bullyg and gay bashg is bullyg or treatg one poorly bee they are gay (fn of gay) or bee they are thought to be gay. The targets are primarily people who do not f to genr stereotype rol whether they are, fact, gay or not.

Gay bullyg statistics dite that 9-out-of-10 gay youth have been subject to bullyg and that, of those, almost half were physilly harassed and a quarter report beg physilly asslted. Gay bullyg or gay bashg may be:.

TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Vlent anti-gay imag. Gay discrimatn. Any dividual mor cince of gay bullyg or gay bashg may be somethg that someone n al wh but the ma problem wh is s pervasive and nsistent nature to the pot where jur an dividual's self-teem and sire to live.

Adult Gay Bullyg. And while we often thk of children or teens when we thk gay bullyg, bullyg occurs adult suatns, such as the workplace, as well.

'SMEAR THE QUEER': GAY STUNTS TELL THEIR STORI

Stop Gay Bullyg – How People Are Workg to Stop Gay Bashg. Many anizatns are dited to stop gay bashg and gay bullyg and there are more and more iativ lolly, like high schools, to stop gay bashg. Over 4000 Gay-Straight Allianc are now registered wh the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network and iativ such as "No Name-Callg Week" now exist to put the spotlight on all typ of bullyg and bashg.

If you are beg bullied, alg wh gay bashg n seem dntg, but there are many thgs you n do.

Get volved gay supportive anizatns. Consir seeg a gay therapist (gay therapy) for unrstandg and support. You won't be that gay bullyg environment forever and acceptance is possible.

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Gay Bullyg, Gay Bulli and Dealg wh Gay Bashg, HealthyPlace. Young lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr kids are at an creased risk of bullyg. I grew up gay and Jewish Massachetts.

I may have been dismissed as "the gay kid" by some, but I realize, pecially now, jt how fortunate I was to have the high school experience that I did.