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[h2]Gay teen dies after 10 days on life support, following suicide attempt over anti-gay bullying[/h2]
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Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent the better part of the last 10 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died today. He was 13 years old.
Seth Walsh
Seth’s family took him off life support this afternoon, reports KGET-TV.
A memorial service honoring Seth will be held on Friday, October 1, at 3:30 p.m. PDT at The First Baptist Church in his hometown of Tehachapi, CA.
Seth was found Sunday, September 19, unconscious and not breathing, and it appeared he had tried to hang himself from a tree branch, according to police reports. He was rushed by helicopter to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield.
According to reports, Seth was openly gay and was taunted by bullies for years, at school and at a local park.
He attended Jacobsen Middle School last year and for only two weeks this year, before being transferred to independent study — reportedly because he had been bullied relentlessly. But school officials at Tehachapi Union School District claim there have been no reports of bullying.
Police said they can not prosecute the students involved because the teasing was not a criminal act.
Judy Walsh, Seth’s grandmother, appealed for tolerance within the community. “We are hoping the community will develop more tolerance for different people,
http://www.lgbtqnation.co...-over-anti-gay-bullying/
[h2]Gay teen dies after 10 days on life support, following suicide attempt over anti-gay bullying[/h2]
LGBTQ Nation • Tuesday, September 28, 2010 • Comments (41)http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/09/...owing-suicide-attempt-over-anti-gay-bullying/
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Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent the better part of the last 10 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died today. He was 13 years old.
Seth Walsh
Seth’s family took him off life support this afternoon, reports KGET-TV.
A memorial service honoring Seth will be held on Friday, October 1, at 3:30 p.m. PDT at The First Baptist Church in his hometown of Tehachapi, CA.
Seth was found Sunday, September 19, unconscious and not breathing, and it appeared he had tried to hang himself from a tree branch, according to police reports. He was rushed by helicopter to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield.
According to reports, Seth was openly gay and was taunted by bullies for years, at school and at a local park.
He attended Jacobsen Middle School last year and for only two weeks this year, before being transferred to independent study — reportedly because he had been bullied relentlessly. But school officials at Tehachapi Union School District claim there have been no reports of bullying.
Police said they can not prosecute the students involved because the teasing was not a criminal act.
Judy Walsh, Seth’s grandmother, appealed for tolerance within the community. “We are hoping the community will develop more tolerance for different people,
This is what i heard on the radio this morning about the situation.
This is what i heard on the radio this morning about the situation.
How many gay NT members do you know of?
How many gay NT members do you know of?
