Homophobia: The Plague That Is Killing Our Youth
The tragedy referred to in the quote above is one no family should ever have to endure. This statement came after Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old accomplished musician, who had only been a student at Rutgers University for one month, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge. It’s fairly common knowledge now that he was the fifth young gay man in September to take his own life after enduring severe harassment and bullying for being gay or perceived to be gay.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-mannino/homophobia-the-plague-tha_b_753510.html
