Boy harassed at 4-H summer camp for being gay

[WillParkinson]

Boy harassed at 4-H summer camp for being gay

(W. Va.) A mother from Jackson County, West Virginia, filed a police report after her 15-year-old son was harassed for an hour and a half at a summer 4-H camp because he is gay.

“He was unconscionable, he was, he could barely speak,” said Valera White, the boy’s mother.

The case will be difficult for police, as West Virginia does not include sexual orientation in their hate crimes law.

This is not the first time that the family has had to endure harassment because of the boy’s sexual orientation. According to White, simple tasks such as going to the grocery store are difficult because of taunting, and going to the movies is not longer an option.

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