ÉTATS-UNIS • Des adolescents gays poussés au suicide. Victimes de harcèlement de la part de leurs camarades, plusieurs jeunes homosexuels se sont donné la mort depuis le début de l’année scolaire. Une tragédie qui émeut tout le pays. Seth Walsh était en classe de sixième lorsque, un beau jour, il est allé voir sa mère et lui a dit qu'il avait quelque chose à lui avouer. "J'étais en train de plier des vêtements", raconte Wendy Walsh. "Il m'a dit : 'Maman, je suis gay'. La liste inclut Billy Lucas, un garçon de 15 ans originaire de Greensburg, dans l'Indiana, qui s'est pendu le 9 septembre à cause du flot constant d'invectives qu'il subissait à l'école. Ces morts ont déclenché des réactions passionnées – et parfois violentes – parmi les militants de la cause homosexuelle ; elles ont également interpellé les autorités fédérales, dont le secrétaire à l'Education, Arne Duncan, qui a qualifié les suicides de "tragédies inutiles" dues au "traumatisme provoqué par le harcèlement".
Le directeur de l'administration scolaire locale, Richard L. E-mails Subpoenaed in Clementi Case | News. Authorities subpoena Rutgers for e-mails regarding Tyler Clementi complaint of roommate's webcam. Left: Facebook; Right: Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerTyler Clementi, left, complained to his resident assistant in his dorm, right, after his roommate allegedly watched a sexual encounter. NEW BRUNSWICK — The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office has subpoenaed Rutgers University to obtain copies of e-mails detailing how the school handled freshman Tyler Clementi’s complaint that his roommate used a webcam to spy on him, officials who have been briefed on the case said today. Prosecutors asked for the subpoenas after investigators felt some at the state university were not fully cooperating with the investigation into the high-profile suicide, said two officials who were briefed on the probe.
The officials asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak about the ongoing inquiry. Campus officials denied they are obstructing the Clementi investigation. "The university is cooperating with the investigation. Clementi committed suicide that night. Vidéos: Ricky Martin et d'autres stars s'engagent contre l'homophobie. Christians Responsible for Gay Teen Suicides? Chaîne de TrevorProjectMedia. Tyler Clementi, Victim of Secret Dorm Sex Tape at Rutgers University, Commits Suicide. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy A Rutgers University freshman posted a goodbye message on his Facebook page before jumping to his death after his roommate secretly filmed him during a "sexual encounter" in his dorm room and posted it live on the Internet. Items belonging to 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi were found by the George Washington Bridge last week, according to authorities.
Clementi's freshman ID card and driver's license were in the wallet. Clementi's post on his Facebook page, dated Sept. 22 at 8:42 p.m. read, "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry. " Clementi's body has not been recovered, but police have pulled an unidentified male body from the Hudson River just north of the bridge. Paul Mainardi, the attorney representing the Clementi family, released a statement confirming Clementi's suicide. "Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician. Chaîne de itgetsbetterproject. The Definitive List of LGBT Students Bullying Straight Classmates. The Real Bully are the Homosexuals. Neil Patrick Harris and Lance Bass Talk Teens, Bullying, and Hope | Watch Free Videos About & For Gay & Bisexual Men. By Dennis Ayers | With the recent suicides of youths who have been bullied because of their sexuality — specifically the tragedy of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi — the subject of bullying has shot back into the headlines.
Several celebrities have stepped forward to offer their thoughts on the matter with MTV. How I Met Your Mother and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle star Neil Patrick Harris sent MTV a heartfelt, personally made a video for kids who are being bullied in school. And N’Sync‘s Lance Bass reminds us that sometimes, the meanest kids have secrets of their own.
It’s great to see gay Hollywood reaching out to the youth in crisis. There was a time not so long ago that we didn’t have out, mainstream role models to rally for the community. Tags: Lance Bass, Neil Patrick Harris, Video, WAP. Joe Jonas Wants an End to Bullying | News. Judy Shepard on Gay Suicides | News. Judy Shepard has called for an end to bullying and urges all suicidal teens to reach out to the Trevor Project hotline. Shepard, mother of slain college student Matthew Shepard and president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation's board, released a statement, "We Must All Protect Youth from Suicide," on the spate of reported LGBT suicides: Our family, and the staff and board at the Matthew Shepard Foundation, are all deeply saddened by the devastating report of at least the fourth gay or gay-perceived teen to commit suicide in this country in the last month.
Reports say that Tyler Clementi, 18, leapt to his death from the George Washington Bridge near his New Jersey college campus after a roommate allegedly broadcast him in a same-sex encounter behind closed doors in his dorm room, and apparently invited others, via Twitter, to view it online. Regardless of his roommate¹s alleged tweet, Tyler had apparently made no statement about his own sexual orientation. 50 Cents. Le suicide de cinq jeunes homos bouleverse lâAmérique. C’est une “épidémie”, pour reprendre les mots de l’animatrice Ellen DeGeneres, “et le taux de mortalité grimpe”. En quelques semaines, on a recensé le suicide de cinq jeunes homos aux Etats-Unis. Le cas le plus emblématique est celui de Tyler Clementi, 18 ans (au centre du montage photo).
Son camarade de chambre l’avait filmé à son insu en pleine relation sexuelle avec un autre garçon et a diffusé la vidéo sur Facebook et Twitter. Deux jours plus tard, le jeune homme s’est jeté d’un pont. Le “camarade” et un autre étudiant sont accusés d’”invasion de la vie privée” et risquent 5 ans de prison. En Californie, Seth Walsh, 13 ans (en bas à droite), s’est pendu après avoir été victime de l’homophobie des autres élèves de son école pendant des années. Les mots d’Ellen DeGeneres, repris en ouverture de cet article, proviennent d’une vidéo, où l’animatrice, très émue, revient sur ces drames, avant de s’adresser aux jeunes victimes d’homophobie:
Suicides de jeunes gays aux Etats-Unis: après l'émotion, la revendication.