By: Alexandra Trahnstrom
On October 19th people across the nation wore the color purple to show their love and support to gay teens all over. This was triggered by a traumatic death of a gay student, Tyler Clementi. Clementi attended Rutgers University. A roommate had taped Clementi and his partner partaking in sexual actions together. Clementi later jumped of the Washington Bridge. Homosexuality has become a huge controversy. In 1965, 82 % of the male population and 58 % of the women said that homosexuality is a clear threat to our nation. Now, in 2010, more than 7 million kids under the age of 20 are homosexual. Kids are getting verbally and physically abused because of their sexual orientation. The youth of our country needs to make sure that the abuse stops.
It wasn't to support gay teens. It was to recognize all of those who who were gay that had committed suicide do to the ridicule from being gay.
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