Gay Teen Suicide in USA

The recent spate of gay teen suicides has captured the attention of the US nation to confront the issue of anti-gay bullying and the vulnerability of gay adolescents. Barack Obama has released a video to draw attention to the pressures facing gay teenagers. See more contents on this issue below.

>> The Surge in Gay Teen Suicide (Aol Health)

>> Video with Barack Obama drawing the attention to the pressures facing gay teenagers (The Guardian)

>> The article Pride and Prejudice, by Margaret Talbot  (The New Yorker)

>> Oklahoma gay teen commits suicide after ‘toxic’ city council debate (LGBTQ Nation)

>> Gay Youth Activist Commits Suicide (Advocate.com)

>> How we can fight back against homophobia, by Navanethem Pillay (The Washington Post)

A campaign set out by The Trevor Project encourages people to share their thoughts and experiences in messaging directed at LGBT youth at threat of cyber-bullying and suicide. Watch some of the videos where celebrities tell lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens that IT GETS BETTER.

A video by a set of celebrities | A song by Broadway young stars | A video by Google employees | Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles

Joel Burns | Tim Gunn | Chris Colfer | Ke$ha | Jewel | Jake Shears | Ty | Andy Cohoen | Ronnie Kroell & Taylor Proffitt | Dan and Terry | Meredith Eaton