Is there a link between gay teen suicide and homosexuality? (drug, school)
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I've seen a lot of threads here on CD talking about the alarming rate of teen suicide in the homosexual community, there are quite a few groups that fight to stop this trend and help these kids so that they know there are alternatives to suicide. It's also widely known that suicide is generally connected to mental instability.
If we know that suicide is often linked to a mental disorder why aren't we approaching this issue differently? We treat all sorts of mental disorders and we go out of our way to make people dealing with minor and major mental disorders feel more accepted in society like they should be. If we all show compassion towards homosexuals who are dealing with this mental disorder wouldn't it greatly lessen the risk of teen suicide in the gay community?
I applaud the state of NY for their vote yesterday to allow gay marriage, this is a huge step to showing that the society as a whole is becoming more accepting of the disorder and it shows that people who are affected by it can lead completely normal lives in a family atmosphere and even with adopted children.
I feel that we as a country don't do near enough to combat gay bullying in our schools, we protect people with all sorts of problems and issues (mental and physical) but we provide very little support for this one mental disorder which in turn leads to a large number of teen suicides each year. How can we move forward and protect these kids in need while making them feel accepted regardless of their condition?
The thread title is provocative, and inflammatory, and I seriously question how supportive you can be of the LGBT community when using such insulting language.
I've long thought that scientists should study the lack of personal fortitude in homosexuals teens. What is it about being homosexual that makes a person so sensitive? Don't blast yourself..... Buck up and fight back! What's the correlation? I'm genuinely curious.
I've seen a lot of threads here on CD talking about the alarming rate of teen suicide in the homosexual community, there are quite a few groups that fight to stop this trend and help these kids so that they know there are alternatives to suicide. It's also widely known that suicide is generally connected to mental instability.
If we know that suicide is often linked to a mental disorder why aren't we approaching this issue differently? We treat all sorts of mental disorders and we go out of our way to make people dealing with minor and major mental disorders feel more accepted in society like they should be. If we all show compassion towards homosexuals who are dealing with this mental disorder wouldn't it greatly lessen the risk of teen suicide in the gay community?
I applaud the state of NY for their vote yesterday to allow gay marriage, this is a huge step to showing that the society as a whole is becoming more accepting of the disorder and it shows that people who are affected by it can lead completely normal lives in a family atmosphere and even with adopted children.
I feel that we as a country don't do near enough to combat gay bullying in our schools, we protect people with all sorts of problems and issues (mental and physical) but we provide very little support for this one mental disorder which in turn leads to a large number of teen suicides each year. How can we move forward and protect these kids in need while making them feel accepted regardless of their condition?
You IN FACT are promoting gay bullying by saying that homosexuality is a mental disorder/condition. How can you not see that?
The thread title is provocative, and inflammatory, and I seriously question how supportive you can be of the LGBT community when using such insulting language.
Troll thread. There is no such mental disorder as homosexuality.
Actually there very much is, it's well documented throughout history and it's been debated for decades. This isn't a troll thread, this is about educating people and eliminating teen suicide.
I've long thought that scientists should study the lack of personal fortitude in homosexuals teens. What is it about being homosexual that makes a person so sensitive? Don't blast yourself..... Buck up and fight back! What's the correlation? I'm genuinely curious.
I don't tihnk lack of fortitude is reserved for only homosexual teens. I believe that teens/children in general have become overly sensitive over the years.
But thats a topic for another thread.
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Inflammatory? What language did I use?
