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发帖数: 22013 | 1 就发生19号，20号紫色衣服纪念日的前一天。
死者只有16岁。事发前曾有侮辱性的短信在同学圈里流传。
另有两起疑似的自杀事件发生，可能与同志被歧视有关。
http://www.edgechicago.com/index.php?ch=news&sc&sc2=news&sc3&id=111946&ref=nf
Gay Teen Kills Self in Washington State
by Kilian Melloy
Friday Oct 22, 2010
A 16-year-old high schooler reportedly killed himself this week in what
appears to be another in a string of suicides by GLBT youth harassed and
bullied by schoolmates.
Information is scant at this point, but several media stories reported that
the victim was a 16-year-old male who attended Graham-Kapowsin High School
in Graham, Wash., a suburb of Tacoma. The teen reportedly killed himself
after being the subject of a text message that was described as "derogatory"
in an Oct. 22 story at MyNorthwest.com. The text reportedly had been
circulating among the students at the high school. The posting also said
that the boy had been involved in a fight recently.
Graham-Kapowsin High School is part of the Bethel School District, according
to news reports. The district says that it had received no word from the
student or his parents about the bullying he reportedly faced.
An Oct. 21 report at the website for news channel KING said that the young
man shot himself at home on Oct. 19.
An Oct. 22 Associated Press story said that the teen’s friends identified
bullying as a major factor in the teen’s suicide.
Another teen with ties to Washington state, 17-year-old Terrel Williams,
also reportedly killed himself. Queerty.com reported on Oct. 21 that
Williams was beaten by five teens and subsequently hanged himself. The
article said that his mother, Cheryl, discovered his body.
A number of facts in the case were erroneously reported, leading to
confusion. Queerty speculated that the report of Williams’ suicide might be
a hoax. Initial reports claimed that Williams had attended a high school in
Washington, but this was corrected by Williams’ purported boyfriend, Daric
Rawr, reported to be 16. Rawr contacted Queerty to insist that Williams’
suicide was "not a hoax," and to correct several aspects of the story,
saying that Williams’ family did not live in Washington, but rather had a
vacation home there. Rawr also said that he could not offer many more
details on Williams’ death because he wished to respect the Williams family
’s privacy.
Queerty posted what was allegedly part of Williams’ suicide note. It read,
"I’m sorry to my immediate loved ones, but I feel suicide is the only way
out. I felt coming out, and being happy with Daric, was the best thing I
could’ve ever done. But I didn’t think it would lead to my death at an
early age. Today, was the record worst day of my life, some kids at school
stole some of my stuff that I got from people I really cared about, and that
really pushed me over the top, next to being shoved into a wall, and my
ribs being broken."
The account also included text that Cheryl had reportedly sent out using
Twitter. That statement read, "My son meant the world, and high school
bullies pushed him over the edge. I hope and pray, that no other child ever
has to go through what he did. Bullying isn’t worth it. Why can’t people
just be nice?"
Cheryl Williams also reportedly contacted TruthWinsOut.org to offer
corrections to the story. "Dear Friends, and the people who are going to
read this," read the message, "My name is Cheryl Williams, i am 45 years old
with two children, Torres, and Terrel who recently committed suicide due to
bullying.
"While away on vacation Terrel was assaulted, and rudely attacked by some
other teenagers (Not mentioning names, until my family has decided to openly
talk about the possible charges)," the message continued.
The message said that contrary to initial reports, Williams was not a
student at Clover Park High School in Washington, but rather he had been
home schooled. (Rawr told Queerty that Williams had not been a student at
Clover Park, but that the attack Williams suffered had taken place in the
vicinity of that school.)
Cheryl Williams also clarified that, "Terrel did NOT die in Washington State
, whatsoever. Their are only two people in this living world, at this moment
whom know where he died," going on to add, "Yes he hanged himself in his
bedroom, but it wasn’t the bedroom anywhere near the city of Lakewood. I as
his mother can assure you that."
A third teen suicide also occurred this week. Openly gay Oakland University
student Corey Jackson hanged himself Oct. 19 in a wooded area of the
university campus, located in Michigan. The reason for his suicide was
unclear, but authorities said there was no evidence that Jackson suffered
anti-gay bullying.
The recent string of teen suicides has reawakened a national debate about
safe schools and vulnerable GLBT youth, who are much more likely than
heterosexual teens to commit suicide. |
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