Posts tagged “bullying”

The recent string of gay teen suicides is heartbreaking, but it's not a sudden surge. Three gay teenagers kill themselves every day in America. For every name you've heard this week, there are eighteen more you haven't. This is an ongoing crisis, not a news cycle.

I have mixed feelings about the Harvey Milk LGBTQ school. It treats symptoms rather than the real problem: American high school culture's brutal treatment of anyone different. But since fixing that culture is nearly impossible, I'll take what I can get. At least some kids will be safe.