Lgbt Suicide

LGBT Youth: We Need You

Paul Schmitz | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Leadership, Public Allies, Lgbt, Bullying, President Barack Obama, Disconnected-Youth, LGBT Leadership, LGBT Suicide, Gay Voices News

It has long troubled me when any population is marginalized and we don't benefit from their full, authentic participation and leadership in society. Recent advances in equal rights for our LGBT citizens are only a beginning.

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The Dharun Ravi Trial: What Exactly Is Hate?

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Dharun Ravi, Politics, LGBT Suicide, Crime, Gay Voices, Gay Voices News, Tyler Clementi, Gay Voices News

It was about mocking Tyler for being gay. That is bias, and it's part of the hate we all grow up with in a society that hates gays. The crime Ravi committed should not be punished severely or with deportation, but any way you slice it, it was motivated by that bias we all share.

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Tyler Clementi And The Dharun Ravi Trial: Why The Verdict Is Just

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Dharun Ravi Trial, Tyler Clementi Suicide, Politics, Gay Rights, LGBT Suicide, Cyberbullying, Gay Teen Suicide, Crime, Dharun Ravi, Bullying, Lgbt Bullying, Teen Suicide, Gay Voices News, Tyler Clementi, Gay Voices News

No jury that thought long and hard about the case could have returned with any other verdict. It is not the jury's job to think about sentencing or punishment. It is it's job to follow the law.

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Gay California Cheerleader Commits Suicide On New Year's Day

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Gay Teen Suicides, LGBT Suicide, Gay Teen Suicide, Jeffrey Fehr, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Jeffrey Fehr Suicide, It Gets Better, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News

The disturbing spate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teen suicides continues with news that another California student has taken his ...

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Our Community's Lack of Internal Cohesion May Contribute to LGBTQ Suicides

Phillip M. Miner | Posted 03.07.2012

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By ignoring our lack of internal cohesion and constantly blaming all of our unhappiness on other people, we are missing the opportunity to decrease incidents of suicide in our community.

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Four Difficult Questions About Teen Bullying And Suicide

Social Media Collective | Danah Boyd | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: LGBT Suicide, Bullying, Lgbt Bullying, Suicide, Teen Bullying, Gay Suicide, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Voices News

Over the last couple of years, I've laid awake at night asking myself uncomfortable questions about bullying and teen suicide. I don't have answers to...

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Breaking Down Gay Suicide By Region

Jeffrey Fishberger, MD | Posted 06.20.2011

As the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and question...

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Happy Holidays (And How You Can Help)

Jeffrey Fishberger, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Transgender Issues, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Lgbt, LGBT Suicide, Lgbtq, Suicide Watch, Holiday Stress, Love, LGBT Health, Family, Healthy Living News

Even if they are out to their families, an LGBTQ youth still may feel like an outsider, that they don't belong, or that they are somehow wrong for who they are.

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Let's Hear from the Gay Teens for a Change

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Gays and Lesbians, LGBT Suicide, Gay Teen Suicide, LGBT Youth, It Gets Better, Politics News

I know we are supposed to prepare them for what lies ahead. But I think we have a responsibility to insure their safety until they are adults.

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'A Prayer When I Feel Hated': Helping Prevent Gay Teen Suicide

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Bullying, Teenage Suicide, Gay Teen Suicides, Lgbt Suicides, Gay Suicides, Gay Teen Suicide, Teen Suicide, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Suicide, LGBT Suicide, Gay Rights, Religion News

The Christian community must reach out more compassionately to gay and lesbian youths. Here is a prayer I composed for all who feel excluded, rejected, marginalized, shamed or made fun of, in any way or place, religious or otherwise.

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Country Star Chely Wright Comes Out, Talks About Suicide, God, Melissa, kd and the Indigo Girls

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, KD Lang, Chely Wright Gay, LGBT Suicide, Indigo Girls, Country Music, Entertainment News

The public's attention will no doubt focus on Wright's revelation about being gay. But beyond the burst of publicity about a celebrity coming out, her story of anguish and re-birth many well save lives.

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