Make it Stop (September's Children) -- Rise Against
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Tyler Clementi, age 18, September 22nd, 2010.
Tyler attended Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. He told his parents he was gay just before starting college. His father accepted him, and his mother too, but not at first. His college roommate Ravi somehow found him on a gay site and tweeted about suspecting him of being gay. On September 19th Tyler asked for the dorm to himself and Ravi had the computer webcam on to spy on him as he watched in a friend's dorm. Tyler and his friend kissed and Ravi tweeted what he witnessed. Tyler wanted the house again on the 21st and this time Ravi invited people on twitter to stream the webcam. Fortunately, Tyler noticed the webcam and disconnected it. He ended up being in the presence of his roommate for less than an hour 15 hours prior to his suicide on the George Washington Bridge.
Billy Lucas, age 15, September 9th, 2010.
Billy went to Greensburg High School in Indiana and endured bullying because of his learning disability and ethnicity; he was hit, kicked and called a fag despite never self- identifying as gay. It is remembered that, "everyone made fun of him." At least one former student made administrators aware of his LGBT bullying and they did nothing. The day of his suicide some of his peers told him he did not deserve to live. Billy's mother found him hanging in his grandmother's barn.
Harrison Chase Brown, age 15, September 25, 2010.
I couldn't find anything about why he committed suicide or how, except that it was LGBT related. I did read his obituary though. He was talented, cheery, and he was always that kid that could just walk in and, "light up the room."
Cody J. Barker, age 17, September 13th, 2010.
Cody atteneded Shiocton High school in Wisconsin and was openly gay. He tried to establish a gay/straight alliance but ended up taking his life. Again I didn't really find anything about how or why he killed himself, I would guess bullying.
Seth Walsh, age 13, September 27th, 2010.
Seth ended up living much of his life afraid. He read the bible a lot, and felt the things he saw about homosexuality unsettling. His single mother, grandparents, and siblings supported him and wanted to protect him. Seth was teased in 4th and 5th grade for suspicion of being gay. Then 6th grade for style of dress and mannerisms as well and it turned into bullying. By 7th grade he was afraid to walk home due to harassment, and he endured every form. From walking past a classroom and someone yelling "queer," over the phone, and over the internet. One day Seth appeared to be acting normally and told his mother he was going to his backyard to play with the dogs. His mother found him unconscious and not breathing under a tree after attempting to kill himself. He was on life support for 10 days after being taken to the hospital. (EDIT: Thanks to a youtube commenter for compiling these facts.)
