By Tim Fitzsimons
News reports about the death of Tennessee teen Channing Smith, who died by suicide last week, sounded all too familiar to New Jersey mom Jane Clementi. Like Smith, her son Tyler took his own life following anti-LGBTQ cyberbullying. But now, nine years after her son’s death, Clementi said there’s reason to be hopeful amid the tragedy. “There have been some positive changes,” said Clementi, who has been working to change the culture that […]
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.@HRC mourns the loss of Channing Smith, a bisexual teen who was outed online. Our hearts and thoughts go out to Channing, his family and his friends. https://t.co/V3DNJqoQSg
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 30, 2019
A vigil was held for 16-year-old Channing Smith tonight. The Coffee County teen committed suicide after his family says classmates outed him on social media as gay. They blame cyber bullying for his death. @WKRN pic.twitter.com/lD2C0wpB5Y
— Kim Wynne (@KimWynneWKRN) September 27, 2019
Look at this beautiful boy. His name was #ChanningSmith, a 16 year old from Tennessee, outed on social media, who decided it was better to kill himself than go on. My heart is hurting thinking of the things he won’t do, like fall in love & LIVE. Homophobia kills and it must stop. pic.twitter.com/y8kMI1xYrb
— Andrew Keates (@andrewkeates) September 28, 2019