Marie Osmond Son’s Suicide

Marie Osmond’s son, Michael, left a suicide note for a woman who lived in his apartment building, and shortly after she retrieved it she heard the ominous sirens below .. law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Read more

Out On the Streets

As a student at Nicolet High School, Kevin never fit in. An African-American who likes to wear a little make-up, he endured constant teasing and bullying. Eventually he transferred to The Alliance School, which helps students who are not succeeding in traditional schools due to harassment. Read more

Gay Middle School Kids Face Abuse

9 out 10 gay middle school kids face abuse! More than 9 out of 10 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender American middle school students have said they experienced harassment at school in the past year simply because of their sexual orientation. Read more

This Week is Suicide Prevention Week

Recently, a married man with HIV stabbed himself in a public bathroom, and another man who was fearful of the prospect of growing older and had been ordering Viagra and sleeping pills on the internet shot himself.

Many of the suicides in the gay community occur while men and women are coming to terms with sexual orientation and gender identity and prior to publicly disclosing these issues. But even within the gay community, the subject of gay suicide is taboo. Read more

LGBT Students of Color

Too often we assume that to be gay means to be white. This bias leaves LGBT people of color and LGBT youth of color unrecognized as part of a demographic often hit hardest by discrimination and violence of all kinds. Read more

Another Dead Boy

There is something deeply wrong. We must demand change. We must enable teachers to do the right thing. We must teach our children tolerance. Read more

Suicidal Reflection

It’s hard out there for kids…

Those words came to mind after reading the story of eleven year old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover who killed himself after being teased by peers who thought he was gay. Read more

School Fires Gay Motivational Speaker

Alex Sanchez, a celebrated gay author was uninvited from speaking at several New Brunswick schools after a handful of parents complained. Read more

I’m Glad I Failed

The Trevor Project, the non-profit organization that operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, will launch its first-ever social marketing campaign. Read more