We've lost another one: Jay "Corey" Jones Commits Suicide After Relentless Bullying
Gay Minn. Teen Commits Suicide After Relentless Bullying
A Minnesota teenager allegedly took his own life after being bullied for being gay, the ABC news affiliate in Minnesota, 6News, reported.
Friends of Jay "Corey" Jones, 17, say that he committed suicide because he was harassed based on his sexual orientation. His close friends, Rachel and Tia Born, told the news station that Jones was bullied for being openly and proudly gay and that they believe the abuse could have played a large role in his suicide.
"We all loved him because he was just funny, and an amazing person - like the best person you could ever know," Rachel said. "You could tell it upset him because like he didn’t understand why people couldn’t accept him for who he was," says Rachel.
"I just wish he could’ve turned to his friends instead of resorting towards this because life could get better," says Tia.
Jones’ father, Jay Bocka Strader, told the Minnesota website PostBulletin.com, his son was suffering from depression because of the bullying, which he allegedly endured for years
"He said all of his life they always picked on him," Strader said. "He’d still try to keep his head up at school, but then he’d come home and be really sad about it."
The teen was a member of his school’s gay-straight alliance and had a picture on his Facebook page that said "Gay & Proud." Jones, who knew he was gay from a young age, was very open about his sexuality.
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There was a post here the other day with many more of these cases.
Why don't we as a country realize the extent to which this should be totally unacceptable for a civilized society.
The apparent fact that we haven't made this connection as a society makes me very sad. These bright people's lives are being thrown away for no reason but to provide fodder for a bunch of meanies,
