A list of just some of the youth suicides caused by anti-gay hate
speech and bullying:
Richard 'Ty' Smalley, age 11
Hailey Petee, age 11
Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, age 11
Joel Morales, age 12
Felix Sakyi, age 12
Jordan Green, age 12
Lara Burns, age 12
Dylan Aranda, age 12
Gabrielle Molina, age 12
Rebecca Ann Sedwick, age 12
Ronin Shimizu, age 12
Ryan Patrick Halligan, age 13
Megan Meier, age 13
Sam Denham, age 13
Seth Walsh, age 13
Asher Brown, age 13
Buddy Peterson, age 13
Erin Gallagher, age 13
Nailani Buchholz, Age 13
Phillip Parker, age 14
Jeremiah Lasater, age 14
Jamey Rodemeyer, age 14
Rafael Morelos, age 14
Kenneth Weishuhn, age 14
David Phan, age 14
Ciara Pugsley, age 14
Hannah Smith, age 14
Roberto, di Roma, age 14
Kankache, Illinois Student, Name Withheld, age 14
Viviana Aguirre, age 14
Matthew Homyk, age 14
Robin Reed, age 15
Justin Aaberg, age 15
Phoebe Prince, age 15
Jamie Hubley, age 15
Billy Lucas, age 15
Amanda Cummings, age 15
Amanda Todd, Age 15
Lennon Baldwin, age 15
Felicia Garcia, age 15
Jadin Bell, age 15
Joshua Unsworth, age 15
Audrie Pott, age 15
Todd Loik, age 15
Simon Brooks, age 15
James Lock, age 15
Teddy Molina, age 16
Brandon Elizares, age 16
David Hernandez Barros, age 16
Grace McComas, age 16
Alexander 'AJ' Betts, age 16
Anthony Stubbs, age 16
Ayden Keenan-Olson, age 16
Tom Acton, age 16
Bill Clayton, age 17
Jeremy Twible, age 17
Puja Mondal, age 17 lesbian
Alexis Pilkington, age 17
Tyler Long, age 17
Jack Denton Reese, age 17
Jay 'Corey' Jones, age 17
Josh Pacheco, age 17
Rehtaeh Parsons, age 17
Gregory Spring, age 17
Carlos Vigil, age 17
Anthony Gill, age 17
Jeffrey Hulon Jr, age 17
Leelah Alcorn, age 17 transgendered
Tyler Clementi, age 18
Michael Twible, age 18
Jacob Rogers, age 18
Jeffrey Fehr, age 18
Aiyisha Hassan, age 19
Bobby Saha, age 19 lesbian
Raymond S. Chase, age 19
Eric James Borges, age 19
Zach Harrington, age 19
Andrew Cain, age 19
Lewis Thelwall, age 19
Tim Ribberink, age 20
William "Ben" Wood, age 21
Their blood is on hands of the young bullies and the adults who foster
a climate of hatred, ridicule, and intolerance.
If you or a young person you know is LGBT and thinking
about suicide, call The Trevor Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386.
For adults over 24, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
at 1-800-273-8255.
Counseling and Medication can be used to treat depression and prevent suicides.
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