I dont really get the way society thinks sometimes. There have been issues with gay teen suicide prior to the recent tragedies. Now though with the extreme media coverage of the cases, it appears more people are deciding to stand up against bullying. I think it is great that people are making a stand and realizing how wrong bullying is.
What bothers me though, is that these things arent new? These issues have been occuring for years. It is tragic that it takes a crisis like this where 5 young lives have been lost in one short period for people to realize that something more needs to be done.
Had we as a country taken more action a year ago or five years ago how many lives could have potentially saved? I hope that now that people are recognizing how wrong bullying is that those who witness it occuring will stop it. If someone had stepped it at any time while those young men were being harassed daily- even just one time- maybe they would still be around today.
It breaks my heart that these things are happening- that young people with so much life left and so much potential are taking their own lives because they feel there is no other way- that dying is the only resolution to their problems. There is hope, and there are people out there who will stand up for you and accept you, and be there for you.
The world is changing everyday and I'd like to think its for the better.
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