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To: massgopguy

The MSM has been pushing the story of “gay teen suicides” recently. They claim that these gay teens are bullied and commit suicide because they can’t take it any more.

So, the subtext is that we are a bigoted homophobic society, because these kids are bullied because of being gay. That’s the MSM narrative anyway.

It does seem ironic, because we have never been more open or accepting of homosexuality than we are today. Yet the liberal view is that our society is so hateful and bigoted that there’s an epidemic of teen gay suicides.

There should have been a pandemic of these in 1950 if we’re saying that how society treats homosexuality determines the number of suicides. Were there huge numbers of such suicides back in 1950?


50 posted on 10/18/2011 7:33:54 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Actually, studies suggest that there was a much higher suicide rate for homosexuals in the 50’s than there is now. Tolerance for homosexuality being what it is today those rates have dropped accordingly.

That being said, I don't so much see a rash of gay teen suicides so much as I see a lot of teenage suicides - gay or straight. Coddling and self-absorption of the next generation?

98 posted on 10/20/2011 12:15:48 AM PDT by texanred
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