Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171203:08:28:00
>> as a gay teen, nikki's son austin struggled for years to find acceptance from his peers, and at 21 years old it all came to a head during a trip to texas. >> he took his love interest to meet some people that he knew and they weren't very kind. all i was told was there was some humiliation and jokes and, you know, a little religious bent to it. he was on shaky ground to begin with and it was just kind of the last thing that he needed was that sort of rejection and humiliation. he had an accidental o.d. the next day after that experience. >> it was an accident that left austin brain dead, an...