ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER? Phillip Parker is dead. ¨Pray the devil out him, so he can be straight¨ were the words of emotionally ill and spiritually unsound ¨Christians¨ ! Dangerous Fools!

Phillip Parker, 14, died this week. His parents said he was constantly bullied for being gay. R.I.P., little brother Phillip

¨So sad. News has been circulating the past couple days of the suicide of eighth grader Phillip Parker from Gordonsville, Tennessee:

A Gordonsville boy’s parents say bullying caused their son to take his own life. Phillip Parker, 14, died this week. His parents said he was constantly bullied for being gay...¨ please read it all,
HERE

Parents fight back

¨We have backed away from bringing you stories about gay teens committing suicide. There is some risk that coverage of the stories can psychologically encourage a troubled teen to do the same.

However, the story of Phillip Parker in Gordonsville, TN, really pissed me off and really made me happy...¨ parents fighting back, HERE

Phillip Parker committed suicide after being relentlessly bullied for his sexual orientation at Gordonsville High School.¨

...This latest gay teen suicide takes place in a state riven with anti-gay controversy.  Recent “Don’t Say Gay,” “License to Bully,” and anti-transgender “Bathroom” bills are making their way through the Tennessee State Legislature, all attempting to stigmatize and debase LGBTQ people. Correlations have been made between high profile anti-gay news stories and a heightened number of violent incidents involving LGBTQ people around the nation...¨ please read it all, HERE

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