Boy bullied for being a cheerleader

[tisoi]

I was late to work this morning because as I was about to leave, this came on

Comments

[fabfemmeboy]

IMO it's solely that people are paying attention now. I'm also confused by the idea that 5 in a week is "a lot", considering there are stats saying at least once a day somewhere in the US a GLBT person commits suicide - some stats say like every 10-12 hours.

[jack_infinitude]

Agreed. The media has simply found a new drama to hitch themselves to. Come November, we're not going to hear another peep about gay suicides.

Those statistics are absolutely tragic, though.

ETA: Btw, can I quote your comment in a journal post? Thanks either way.

[tisoi]

10-12 hours? geeze. But it makes sense. For me, personally, anything more than 0 is a lot.

[redstar826]

I think it is an increase in media attention. And I realize that it's important that this be reported on, but I must say that as someone who survived an attempt (this was 8 years ago, I'm ok now) it's pretty goddamn jarring to see this stuff practically every time I turn on my computer this week.

[tko_ak]

The good news is that people who might not otherwise be in tune with this sort of thing ARE paying attention and do seem to be genuinely saddened by it.