Friday, October 1, 2010

Home Is Where The Camera Isn't

Ohhhh. What a terrible story about Tyler Clementi.  Tyler is the poor kid who couldn't see his way out of being outed all over the internet and committed suicide.



I don't know if the guys who perpetrated this really understood how cruel actions can result in irreversible violence loss.  I prefer to think they didn't.  (Research indicates homophobes are often gay but I digress.)



Three things popped out immediately after hearing the story:



1.    A young gay kid is not necessarily better off now when coming to terms with his/her sexuality than in the past.  Yes, there are lots of kids who have no problems at all but it is NOT mainstream.



2.

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