Young, Gay and Murdered

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  Posted By: Jeppydog @ 06/07/2009 7:27:07 AM

  How dare anyone blame Ms. Epstein who was a friend to Larry. Also, the school meant well, but swept too many complaints under the rug. You have to listen to students as well as teachers' complaints to bring a problem out in the open. Larry was being catered to too much. He had a right not to be harassed but so did Brandon. Larry should've had to adhere to the dress code and behaviior for his own sake. His father can't blame the school however for allowing Larry to dress that way if he allowed it as well.

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  Posted By: AngelinaKnight @ 05/05/2009 3:46:07 AM

  I am a TG from Washington State. That being said so no one accuses me of Homophobic comments I want to say this. That a school would allow students to feel comfortable and free to be themselves is excellent. No child should be told to pretend they are something they are not. However, If the reports are true of his pursuing taunting and forcefully flirting with the boys in his school are true regardless of who it is Boy, Girl, gay or straight Sexual harassment is sexual harassment and should not, can not, be permitted on school grounds. Just as young GLBT kids should feel safe to be themselves without threat of bodily harm to verbal harassment all children, tweens and teens regardless of gender or sexual identity should feel safe from the unwanted advances of another student.

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  Posted By: foxspirit5 @ 02/19/2009 10:42:24 AM

  Sad.
  
  This is sad. The world as we know it is crumbling before our very eyes, and everyone is doing nothing but blaming the other! I as a single parent know first-hand that my child is FULLY GAY. And I love him no matter what he does. Why? The world turns their back to what I would call the worst hate crime ever. Little Larry even CHANGED HIS CLOTHES to avoid his tragic downfall. He had admitted his feelings, and been punished far worse then he should have been!
  
  I also feel that Bradon should be locked up for his actions. If let free...who knows if he may strike again?
  
  As for his FATHER. I am sickened that he would blame a poor child that was killed by his own SON. Then he had the nerve to blame Larry, when he in the end was the victim of a horrible hate crime. But be not blind my friends. For Larry is not the first to have been killed for being Gay.
  
  I have no doubt that the law may let him go. The law, religious, and sometimes even friends and family...have never really supported the thought of Gay people. Lend a hand to children, young teens, and even adults. Because they are no different from you and I.
  
  Larry gave his heart to a child...proving that even in death he was an innocent spirit. At least now...his soul lives on in that shild, and we can remember that face. The National Day of Silence...Is a day where everyone should stand up and protect what they believe in. And I BELIEVE THAT GAYS HAVE A RIGHT TOO!