July 9, 2010: Justin Aaberg, 15 yo, Anoka, Minnesota, commits suicide
September 9, 2010: Billy Lucas, 15 yo, Greensberg, Indiana, commits suicide
September 13, 2010: Cody Barker, 17 yo, Shiocton, Wisconsin, commits suicide
September 19, 2010: Seth Walsh, 13 yo, Tehachapi, California, commits suicide
22 September 2010: Tyler Clementi, 18 yo, Rutgers University, commits suicide
23 September 2010: Asher Brown, 13 yo, Huston, Texas, commits suicide
September 29, 2010: Raymond Chase, 19 yo, Johnson and Wales University, commits suicide
Justin, Billy, Cody, Tyler, Seth, Asher, Raymond ... September 2010, the United States have been marked by several successive suicides of young messages to homosexuals. American statistics (which are similar in European countries) are daunting: 9 out of 10 gay students have been victims of homophobia at school, he attacked gay teenager, 2-3 times more than moving a teenager. More than one third of teenagers have attempted suicide, gay men, while less than half moving teenagers say that they considered it.
I have great difficulty writing this article. No, because I don't know what to say, but because I am not sure that my writing, which gives the immensity feelings motivate me and messages of hope, that I want to share with you. Each of those people who have disappeared were a piece of me, piece of you, some of the stars in our own airspace, which became extinct. Believe that we are all connected to each other. If someone is extinguished, ECHO's death reached us all. Saying that this makes sad would minimise the pain that I feel. The pain of their families, their friends and pain pain which could offer to the world through the expression of their truth. Pain, especially for the feeling of solitude on each of them has experienced.
The soul is not young, regardless of his homosexuality, he should feel so alone. If the reader, there will be a man with young gay men, who thought that things may not develop, and if you have no more strength to fight, I know, I dedicate this article to you. Tonight, after turning off the lights to go to bed, you know that you're not alone. In the world, people are willing to reach out to you, the people who tell you that everything will work, because for them, after a time of terrible, were arranged. You know that you are not the same as this article is for you and I know that everything will be better. The worst solitude is not certain physical Solitude, but feel that nobody cares about us, no one loves us for who we are. Personally, I can take care for you, I love you for who you are.
You can not I promise that your problems are resolved tomorrow morning when you wake up. I refuse to lie to you. But I promise one day that the people who will appreciate you as you and who will love you who is. I know what it's like to criticized for your sexuality, even not precisely described. I have experienced it. Teen years are hard. They do not feel guilty if you're feeling strong enough.
But before you, awaits future with exciting and extraordinary Adventures, such as falling in love, laughter crises overnight hot summer or the feeling of sitting in the upper part of the world, after the fulfilment of one of Your dreams ... All his experience and more will be part of your life.
And then one day it will be your turn, your turn to help youth in distress and explains to him that he must not give up. Will it say that a right to cry, and you're there. You will smile and will explain to him that life is beautiful. He does not see it today, but tomorrow, when it will be dried tears, he will means the splendor of the world around it.
To you all young souls in suffering, know that the lights of those who preceded you can watch over you in the heart of your night.
No, don't leave until you. Yes, things get better.
More information on "to get better project" go to http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
For more information about me or read some of my other articles, please come visit me at: http://www.ourgaylegend.com/.
