As Ellen DeGeneres said it in her recent video about this issue, "One life lost in this senseless way is tragic; four lives lost is a crisis".
In the past month alone, at least four teens in the US have committed suicide after being subjected to homophobic bullying and teasing. These kids felt that they had no other option, and that death was easier than dealing with what they were going through.
My heart aches for these kids and for their families, and for the kids who are dealing with this every day. Kids can be horrible ... I remember my own struggles with bullying, and mine had nothing to do with something as deeply rooted as my sexual orientation and sense of who I was.
I feel that it is incredibly important to share this message. Please take the time to watch and share the videos below.
The first is of Dan Savage and his husband, Terry, talking about their own struggles with bullying and figuring out their sexuality. The message in this video is exactly as it's titled - It Gets Better. Our kids - LGBTQ as well as heterosexual - need to know this. The bullying ends ... life after high school is so much better, so much more fulfilling, and so much more fun than what they are going through now. HANG ON, you can get through it.
This second video, recently posted by Ellen DeGeneres, talks about the crisis in teen bullying and asks us to join together to make it STOP.
Please share this post and especially these videos ... spread the word that this is happening and that we need to stop it. Kids don't need to die in this senseless way, before they have a chance to really live.
- Candice
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