The Trevor Project was created to, “end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources … that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone” (The Trevor Project). Also, the It Gets Better Campaign involves celebrities, such as Cyndi Lauper, Kathy Griffin, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, and everyday people who encourage today’s teens that things will eventually get better and that the bullying will stop. With the internet being such an easy escape for today’s teens, it’s also an easy way for others to hide behind a computer screen and send hateful messages to others harassing them and sometimes going as far as telling someone to kill themselves. In some cases, these teens listen and choose to end their lives due to the harassment they receive from schoolmates and even people they’ve never met. The overwhelming feeling that you feel alone and that no one can understand you is similar to the way a teenager feels during these times. Studies show that, “gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts”(Walsh). A poll conducted in different counties throughout the state of Oregon also showed that, “20 percent of LGB teens attempted suicide in the 12 months before the survey, while only about 4 percent of heterosexual teens had” (Walsh). The effects of bullying due to sexual preference are causing to be a large problem in the United States. LGBTQ youth are much more likely to receive bullying from others and the results are them taking their own lives to stop the pain. If America were to put more laws like Seth’s Law into place, schools would be a safer place for many teens. Seth’s Law was passed in California after
The Trevor Project was created to, “end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources … that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone” (The Trevor Project). Also, the It Gets Better Campaign involves celebrities, such as Cyndi Lauper, Kathy Griffin, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, and everyday people who encourage today’s teens that things will eventually get better and that the bullying will stop. With the internet being such an easy escape for today’s teens, it’s also an easy way for others to hide behind a computer screen and send hateful messages to others harassing them and sometimes going as far as telling someone to kill themselves. In some cases, these teens listen and choose to end their lives due to the harassment they receive from schoolmates and even people they’ve never met. The overwhelming feeling that you feel alone and that no one can understand you is similar to the way a teenager feels during these times. Studies show that, “gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts”(Walsh). A poll conducted in different counties throughout the state of Oregon also showed that, “20 percent of LGB teens attempted suicide in the 12 months before the survey, while only about 4 percent of heterosexual teens had” (Walsh). The effects of bullying due to sexual preference are causing to be a large problem in the United States. LGBTQ youth are much more likely to receive bullying from others and the results are them taking their own lives to stop the pain. If America were to put more laws like Seth’s Law into place, schools would be a safer place for many teens. Seth’s Law was passed in California after