Oprah Winfrey Talks About Anti-Gay Bullying And Suicides
Video: Oprah Winfrey Interviews Mothers Of 11-Year-Old Boys Who Committed Suicide
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I’ve written about child suicides here, here, and here. Half of all school bullying is anti-gay, and “schools are ignoring it.” It’s a national emergency, and not enough is being done. Congress is just starting to take it seriously, but it will take a long time for these bills to pass, and longer for them to become effective. Oprah took up the issue Wednesday. Watch the video:
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