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http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/commentary/2012/08/08/see-photos-ugandans-both-proud-and-brave

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The top-read stories of 2012 on SDLGN may surprise you

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“Bullied gay teen’s suicide note: Insight on EricJames Borges’ tragic death at age 19 — In an exclusive story on SDGLN, Contributor Melanie Nathan of San Francisco wrote about the tragic suicide of bullied gay teenager EricJames Borges, who worked for The Trevor Project and advocated against bullying of LGBT youth. Nathan attended one of the teen’s funerals, met his family and obtained a copy of one of his suicide letters. SDGLN Editor in Chief Ken Williams and Nathan discussed at length the merits of sharing Borges’ final thoughts, and came to the conclusion that his message needed to be shared for its insight and as a way to publish suicide-prevention tools for vulnerable teenagers. More than 21,000 people read the story, 384 people liked the story on Facebook, 34 people tweeted, another 37 shared on other Social Media, and dozens of people commented via Facebook. The story was picked up by countless LGBT and mainstream media sources.”

http://www.sdgln.com/news/2012/12/28/top-read-stories-sdgln-2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/29/eric-james-borges-gay-teen-filmmaker-suicide-note_n_1240101.html?ref=mostpopular

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http://actup.org/news/uganda-lgbt-youth-group-founder-arrested-new-years-eve-for-homosexuality/

http://identitykenya.com/index.php/from-africa/1074-uganda-lgbti-founder-arrested-on-charges-of-recruiting-to-homosexuality

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/uganda-gay-youth-worker-arrested-%E2%80%98recruiting%E2%80%99-teens-homosexuality010113

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/01/ugandan-lgbt-counselor-arrested-for-homosexuality-recruiting-youth/
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