Claudio Cerullo: Gay Teenage suicide

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) October 7, 2010 -- This includes Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old middle school student from California, who died in the hospital on Sept. 29 after attempting to hang himself.

This recent string of suicides in homosexual teenagers, coupled with an offensive tweet by musical artist 50 Cent, has caused a stir in the media and among celebrities. Ellen DeGeneres, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris have all released videos pertaining to homosexual bullying. Each video pleads with young homosexuals to let people know if they are being bullied and reassures them that it all eventually gets better.

This recent media outrage over gay suicides and bullying has given fuel to a new campaign called, “We Give a Damn.” This organization helps with homosexual issues including workplace discrimination, bullying, suicide, faith and the military. They have also gained support from celebrities such as Jason Mraz, Anna Paquin, Cyndi Lauper and Elton John.

Outside of the celebrity world, many YouTube subscribers are also letting the world know that they too “give a damn.” Many of these people address the problems with modern culture and how the climate fosters anti-gay sentiments, especially bashing FOX News and the Republican Party.

It is not okay for Fox News to spread hate through what is supposed to be a “fair and balanced” media outlet. It is also not okay that both of Alabama’s senators got a zero percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign for gay-friendly legislators. But on the same note, it is not okay to subscribe yourself to a ridiculous lifestyle and blame it on the fact that you are gay.

Gay teens should not have to feel trapped between being normal and being gay, and when gay adults make gay into something that’s a joke, who would want to choose the latter? Normalcy doesn’t have to be the antithesis of gay, but right now that’s what it is becoming.

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