The eulogies effectively conveyed the message that EricJames had sought to impart, when he noted so succinctly in his final written words: “My pain is not caused because I am gay. My pain was caused by how I was treated because I am gay.” Never before had the sound of ‘Edge of Glory’ been so [...]
Teen Suicide Note | Excerpts from GAY U.S.A. the Movie, SDGLN and Huffington Post Gay Voices
by Melanie Nathan on January 26, 2012 in CALIFORNIA, LGBT, MEDIA, NEWS, RELIGION, U.S.A.
Suicide of Gay Anti Bullying Activist EricJames Borges
by Melanie Nathan on January 14, 2012 in CULTURE, LGBT, MEDIA, NEWS, RELIGION, U.S.A.
Raised in an extremist Christian household, assaulted in classroom with a teacher present, EricJames Borges, 19, was repeatedly bullied, tormented, terrorized, for the duration of his childhood and teen years. He came out with the video “it Gets better” below, yet he could not live through the pain. EricJames committed suicide yesterday! “Disgusting, perverted, unnatural [...]
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