Commentary: Gay today, gone tomorrow?
Over the last month, there have been five high-profile suicides by students in U.S. high schools and universities. Asher Brown, 13, was tripped down two flights of stairs by bullies the day before his suicide. According to news reports, his parents repeatedly attempted to address the issue of bullying with school officials to no avail. Seth Walsh, 13, had been tormented mercilessly by his classmates. School officials were aware of the problem, but did not step in. Billy Lucas, 15. The bullying didn’t go unnoticed, but, yet again, no one stood up against it. Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old fr...