Family of Bullied Gay Teen Who Died by Suicide Settles With Alabama School District
One administrator allegedly blamed the gay student for his social media post and said being gay was a choice.
April 6, 2023
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One administrator allegedly blamed the gay student for his social media post and said being gay was a choice.
They allege that school officials knew their son was considering taking his life.
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Nigel Shelby's mother says school officials told him being gay was a choice, and they knew he intended suicide but did not intervene.
“If these bills go into play, what was I actually fighting for?” said a mother of a gay teen who died by suicide. “We all deserve protection. We all deserve to feel comfortable. We all deserve to feel love."
The proposed legislation would make treating anyone under 18 with care punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
While Roy Moore is a well-known homophobe, his opponent for the Republican nomination, Luther Strange, is just as extreme. But Democrat Doug Jones might be able to beat either of them.
Jones will be the state's first Democratic U.S. senator in two decades.