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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 6:57:26 PM
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/9-year-old-commits-suicide-coming-gay-classmates-201811792.html

A 9-year-old boy has committed suicide after being bullied for his sexuality, according to a Denver mom.

Jamel Myles just started fourth grade last Monday and was eager to open up to his peers after coming out as gay to his mom over the summer. And he looked so scared when he told me. He was like, Mom Im gay, Leia Pierce told KDVR-TV. And I thought he was playing, so I looked back because I was driving, and he was all curled up, so scared. And I said, I still love you.

Hoping to get the same support from his peers, Jamel went to school ready to share. He was gonna tell people hes gay because hes proud of himself, his mom said. Unfortunately, his classmates were not as accepting as his mother; she says he experienced bullying, which led to his suicide.

Pierce found her son dead in their home Thursday and points to bullying as the cause. Four days is all it took at school. I could just imagine what they said to him, Pierce said. My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school told him to kill himself. Im just sad he didnt come to me.

Jamel was clearly going through a very monumental transition. Not only was he going back to school with a major admission, he was also adjusting to his newfound femininity. I know you buy me boy stuff because Im a boy, but Id rather dress like a girl, Jamel recently told with his mom. The stress of this all could not have been an easy burden for a child to bear.

The combination of the child being already really stressed and making himself vulnerable to his peers was toxic, Barbara Greenberg, a clinical psychologist specializing in family and youth issues, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. He was proud of himself so he may have expected the kids to share in his excitement. But a lot of 9-year-olds dont know about sexuality and dont understand it. Sadly, he was hoping for something these other kids couldnt deliver.

This is exactly why parents need to teach kids that there's nothing inherently wrong with being non-cis, hetero, etc. WTF is wrong with these kids ?
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Cheater87
08/27/18 6:57:44 PM
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Fony
08/27/18 6:58:17 PM
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How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?
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wdlp
08/27/18 6:58:48 PM
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Should 9 year olds be aware of their own sexuality?
I Don't think I was even self aware at 9
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VerisimiIitude
08/27/18 6:59:03 PM
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Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

Its not hard to figure that out at that age.
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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 7:00:00 PM
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wdlp posted...
Should 9 year olds be aware of their own sexuality?
I Don't think I was even self aware at 9

You never had a crush on a girl when you were in 4th or 5th grade?
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ollie89
08/27/18 7:00:05 PM
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wdlp posted...
Should 9 year olds be aware of their own sexuality?
I Don't think I was even self aware at 9

It depends on the individual.

My older brother knew he liked girls when he was six.

In contrast, I knew I liked guys when I was eight.
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_Rinku_
08/27/18 7:00:08 PM
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Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

???

Kids that age definitely are beginning to come to terms with sexuality. I knew I liked girls at that age. Not in the exact same way I did when I was 16 or even now, but it was definitely something.
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yoshirulezz1
08/27/18 7:00:26 PM
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Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

You still thinks its a choice LOL
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Zikten
08/27/18 7:00:57 PM
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Now the bullies have to live with this their entire lives
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OldSnakeLiveon8
08/27/18 7:00:59 PM
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None of this would have happened if he stayed in the closet. Just sayin'
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I4NRulez
08/27/18 7:01:35 PM
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lydiaquayle posted...
WTF is wrong with these kids ?


They're kids? Kids bully all the time its part of learning empathy and they dont understand the consequences of their actions
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Fony
08/27/18 7:01:59 PM
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_Rinku_ posted...
Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

???

Kids that age definitely are beginning to come to terms with sexuality. I knew I liked girls at that age. Not in the exact same way I did when I was 16 or even now, but it was definitely something.


None of my gay friends or peers came out in elementary school.
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SH_expert44
08/27/18 7:02:23 PM
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how did he kill himself?
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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 7:02:28 PM
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OldSnakeLiveon8 posted...
None of this would have happened if he stayed in the closet. Just sayin'

None of this would've happened if he weren't bullied, just sayin'.
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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 7:03:21 PM
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Fony posted...
None of my gay friends or peers came out in elementary school.

Usually because society taught them to be ashamed of it. Also, when a boy has a crush on a girl, or vice-versa, it isn't viewed as abnormal, so those kids are free to 'come-out' without any hangups.
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_Rinku_
08/27/18 7:03:43 PM
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Fony posted...
_Rinku_ posted...
Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

???

Kids that age definitely are beginning to come to terms with sexuality. I knew I liked girls at that age. Not in the exact same way I did when I was 16 or even now, but it was definitely something.


None of my gay friends or peers came out in elementary school.

And your point is...?

Not to mention, I assume elementary school was at least a decade ago for you. The world was a lot less accepting of gay people then.
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SSJCAT
08/27/18 7:04:03 PM
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why are these 5 and 6 year old kids already homophobes?
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Unite
08/27/18 7:04:54 PM
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Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?


I was playing doctor with a girl at age 6
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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 7:05:06 PM
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SSJCAT posted...
why are these 5 and 6 year old kids already homophobes?

Because it's 'weird'. That is literally the excuse that anti-gay people have now.
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RainblowDash
08/27/18 7:05:08 PM
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Seems really fishy.

How would a child that young know it at that age?
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ZannoL
08/27/18 7:05:08 PM
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SSJCAT posted...
why are these 5 and 6 year old kids already homophobes?

Where do you think they learn it from?
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LinksLiege
08/27/18 7:05:09 PM
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Fony posted...
None of my gay friends or peers came out in elementary school.

"Therefore, no kids can ever have an idea of their sexuality at that age."

Fucking brilliant.
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jborgan
08/27/18 7:05:13 PM
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SSJCAT posted...
why are these 5 and 6 year old kids already homophobes?

Because their parents are homophobes.
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lydiaquayle
08/27/18 7:05:53 PM
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RainblowDash posted...
Seems really fishy.

How would a child that young know it at that age?

By having a crush on another little boy? I developed a crush on a girl when I was 6-years old.
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Dragonblade01
08/27/18 7:06:15 PM
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Sounds like he may have also potentially been dealing with transgender issues as well. Bullying is not okay.
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NeonOctopus
08/27/18 7:06:31 PM
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SSJCAT posted...
why are these 5 and 6 year old kids already homophobes?

Why are you surprised? Young kids are like that cuz they don't know any better >_> Don't you remember your peers back when you were like 6?
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Blue_Inigo
08/27/18 7:08:34 PM
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Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

I wanted to kiss girls in 1st grade bruh
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Sir Will
08/27/18 7:10:32 PM
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RainblowDash posted...
How would a child that young know it at that age?

That question was answered multiple times already.
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NeonOctopus
08/27/18 7:11:31 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

I wanted to kiss girls in 1st grade bruh

When I was like 6, I wanted to see boobs >_>

Hell, even when I reached puberty, I wanted to bang 20yos. I had zero attraction to my peers until high school lol
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Broken_Zeus
08/27/18 7:11:43 PM
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RainblowDash posted...
Seems really fishy.

How would a child that young know it at that age?


Kinda leaning this, since children are still just exploring their sexuality at that age.
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whitelytning
08/27/18 7:11:55 PM
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Anyone else find it more odd that a 9 year old can commit suicide?

A 9 year old even thinking about it seems strange to me.
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LightningAce11
08/27/18 7:12:57 PM
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Kids aren't as dumb as adults like to think they are.
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Sir Will
08/27/18 7:18:25 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
SH_expert44 posted...
how did he kill himself?

this

where were the parents when he was killing himself? why was he left unsupervised with access to something lethal?

wtf? He's 9. He can't be, shouldn't be, watched 24/7. And lots of things can be lethal if you want them to be.
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RE_expert44
08/27/18 7:20:23 PM
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Sir Will posted...
DuranOfForcena posted...
SH_expert44 posted...
how did he kill himself?

this

where were the parents when he was killing himself? why was he left unsupervised with access to something lethal?

wtf? He's 9. He can't be, shouldn't be, watched 24/7. And lots of things can be lethal if you want them to be.

Because if it was something like he used a parents gun then they have a share in the responsibility for not securing it properly
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refmon
08/27/18 7:31:32 PM
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What does being gay have to do with dressing like a girl?
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Knowledge_King
08/27/18 8:31:18 PM
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Sounds like the parent's fault.

Also...duh? She should've told him not to come out. Kids are ruthless. They'll bully you for looking weird. For having tripping and falling. For someone else tricking/pranking you. You're going to tell them you're gay? The number one diss/insult by little kids? That's just a lack of common sense. She should've stepped in.
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_Rinku_
08/27/18 8:33:51 PM
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Knowledge_King posted...
Sounds like the parent's fault.

Also...duh? She should've told him not to come out. Kids are ruthless. They'll bully you for looking weird. For having tripping and falling. For someone else tricking/pranking you. You're going to tell them you're gay? The number one diss/insult by little kids? That's just a lack of common sense. She should've stepped in.

Wow. You are heartless.
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Sir Will
08/27/18 8:35:02 PM
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Knowledge_King posted...
Sounds like the parent's fault.

Also...duh? She should've told him not to come out. Kids are ruthless. They'll bully you for looking weird. For having tripping and falling. For someone else tricking/pranking you. You're going to tell them you're gay? The number one diss/insult by little kids? That's just a lack of common sense. She should've stepped in.

Fuck you.
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_Krave_
08/27/18 8:36:41 PM
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lydiaquayle posted...
But a lot of 9-year-olds dont know about sexuality

Could it be that maybe 9 is a little young to declare a sexuality?
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catboy0_0
08/27/18 8:37:12 PM
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VerisimiIitude posted...
Fony posted...
How the fuck are 9 year olds dealing with sexuality?

Its not hard to figure that out at that age.

I didn't start liking girls until I was like 12 or 13. just what kind of gross hormones do they feed kids these days smh
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_Rinku_
08/27/18 8:37:41 PM
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_Krave_ posted...
lydiaquayle posted...
But a lot of 9-year-olds dont know about sexuality

Could it be that maybe 9 is a little young to declare a sexuality?

Nope. That's not something you get to decide for anyone else.
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The Great Muta 22
08/27/18 8:39:03 PM
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This is fucking awful

And the ban hammer about to come down hard on scumbags in this topic
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The Great Muta 22
08/27/18 8:40:23 PM
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_Krave_ posted...
lydiaquayle posted...
But a lot of 9-year-olds dont know about sexuality

Could it be that maybe 9 is a little young to declare a sexuality?


Not at all. I specifically remember having a crush on a classmate when I was in 3rd grade, and on multiple in 4th. You don't get to decide this stuff
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catboy0_0
08/27/18 8:41:33 PM
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What's with this vitrolistic responses to non-offensive questioning. "You don't get to decide this stuff" wow, bitter and hateful much?
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_Rinku_
08/27/18 8:46:04 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
What's with this vitrolistic responses to non-offensive questioning. "You don't get to decide this stuff" wow, bitter and hateful much?

No one is asking a "non-offensive question" in good faith in here. It is obvious concerntrolling.
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catboy0_0
08/27/18 8:46:21 PM
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_Rinku_ posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
What's with this vitrolistic responses to non-offensive questioning. "You don't get to decide this stuff" wow, bitter and hateful much?

No one is asking a "non-offensive question" in good faith in here. It is obvious concerntrolling.

ah alright then
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