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.. it's also far from being an isolated incident and there seems to be an disproportionate increase in crimes against the transgender community worldwide ... .. I watched a heartbreaking vid on NNN midweek from a father whose son hanged himself because of bullying at school .. and the teachers/principal did nothing. It was 18 minutes long and it was loving and compassionate and self~loathing and distressing and honest about the "evil monsters" who caused his son to do this and the hateful parents of the monsters who did nothing to stop them. It was because Danny was an overweight kid that he was bullied .. but Deborah posted a vid earlier with Wilson Cruz .. and he was talking about Spirit Day ...which we usually mention here .. which tries to address so many aspects of bullying and misunderstanding ... and trying to educate people to be more accepting. If only it were that simple  __________________
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 that just leaves me speachless and very very sad__________________
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I saw that article earlier in the week and honestly, I couldn't read it. I still can't.
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Yeah, it's unreal what's been happening in the world. Just when you thought people couldn't get anymore rotten, there's always that evil reminder there to reinforce the idea that complete and utter evil and bigotry is still alive, even in 2016. My heart goes out to, Hande.
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Hate and intolerance and bigotry will ALWAYS exist ...
let's not even try to pretend otherwise.Deborah, I've been reading some of David Morse's work this morning and wow does he do his research .. totally ah~amazing man  Thank you  __________________
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I'm glad you like him, Debs.
This made me smile tonight. When My Son Met Another Out LGBTQ Kid On The First Day Of Middle School __________________
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Aww, that brought a tear to my eye .. thank you
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Aww that was so sweet. I'm so glad more and more LGBT kids are becoming more supportive of each other.
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I love finding the nice and sweet articles sometimes, because there are way too many tragedies.
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You're so right about that, Deborah. Not nearly enough positive events being reported by the media. They're out there, just not given attention.
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I guess the negative ones are important too, because they show us the reality of what's going on. But knowing there are also positive stories, gives us hope for the future.
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 .. that the attacker got a 40 year sentence is somehow gratifying, although I wish the whole had never happened in the first place.Man Who Threw Boiling Water On Gay Couple As They Slept Gets 40 Years In Prison | NewNowNext __________________
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Wow…I think its time to change this.
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And the victims are always loved and cherished by their "family" whether real or created .. there is always someone to mourn them .. OMB .. just reminded me of something today .. going to put it in the OT thread __________________
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This is fantastic! Golden Girl: Bea Arthur’s shelter for homeless LGBT youth will open in 2017 / LGBTQ Nation __________________
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