LGBTAA sponsors vigil to remember lives lost to bullying
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Ruth Hines, freshman in psychology, Ariel Jetty, sophomore in animal ecology, and Michael Odland, freshman in political science, participate in Vigil for the Lost Lives of 5 LGBTQ on Monday, Oct. 4 in front of Parks Library.
October 5, 2010
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Ally Alliance held a vigil Monday to remember Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University freshman who killed himself Sept. 22 after his roommate and his roommate’s friend broadcasted a video of Clementi involved in a sexual encounter with another male student.
In the last two weeks, five LGBT students across the country, including Clementi, have killed themselves after being bullied for being gay, according to the LGBTAA.
Dharun Ravi, Clementi’s roommate, and Molly Wei, Ravi’s friend, broadcast the video, according to the New York Times. Clementi posted a facebook status update Sept. 22 saying he was going to jump off the George Washington bridge. His body was recovered from the Hudson River on Sept. 23.
