With the rash of suicides of young gay teens this week Author/activist Uriah "Marvin" Bell speaks out and calls for a Call of Action:End Bullying in Schools. As of yesterday 19 year old Raymond Chase was the latest person with in the last 3 weeks to committ suicide. I have always said no matter how crazy life gets suicide is not an option I Love My Life TOO MUCH and EVERY ONE READING THIS SHOULD AS WELL. For more info on Uriah Bell check him out at http://www.uriahbell.com/ as well as http://www.urianbell.blogspot.com/
Raymond Chase,19 year old black gay youth openly gay college student studying culinary arts at Jonhson & Wales in Providence, Rhode Island committed suicide by hanging himself in his dorm room on Wednesday.
Tyler Clementi 18, the Rutgers University freshman who jumped to his death off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate secretly recorded and live-streamed his sexual encounter with another man.
Also there have been Two 13-year-olds and one 15-year-old boy committed suicide after relentless anti-gay bullying and taunting as well in the month of September.
If you're a LGBT teen who is considering suicide please know you're not alone and there's help available to you. I've been there. E-mail me: andresallenjr@gmail.com, visit "It Gets Better" on YouTube or call The Trevor Project at 1-866-4-U-TREVOR for support 24 hours a day. There is always someone to TALK TOO.
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