By: Sean Abney, Chris Fambro, Kyle Cummings, Josh Jolly

Have you ever seen someone being bullied? Do you

have a friend who is gay or lesbian?

People are committing suicide because they are being made fun of

their sexual preference.

One in two lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender

youth reported being cyber bullied about their sexual

identities.

Kids these days are too afraid to tell

their parents about their sexual preference.

Kids are even more terrified to tell their parents when they are bullied about it.

The highest point of emotion is when kids or teenagers commit suicide. This is not

healthy for the world.

People who are afraid to take off their mask are

looking up to other people. They want you to prove to the world that you don’t

care about what people say.

When people commit suicide, they are

telling the bully that he/she can ruin the

next gay person’s life.

This makes the bully think that he has power

over certain people. This is when solutions

come into place.

We need a law that protects gay teens

because we live in a community in which

people bully other kids about their difference.

There are many organizations, such as GLAAD and ILGA that

can help make the world a better place.

95% of teens go online to check out Web sites

and videos. 80% of teens use social media sites like Face book.

15% of teens say they've been the target of mean

comments on social networking sites. 9% of teens have been bullied

by text messages.

22% of teens have lost a friendship over something that happened on a social

networking site. 6% of teens have gotten in trouble at

school because of an online bullying incident.

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