We the undersigned hereby respectfully petition to the Obama Administration that legislation be enacted quickly and actively enforced to offset the number of suicides happening around the country that are directly related to the act of bullying.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among American 15 to 24-year-olds, an unacceptable statistic for a country founded on the principles of life and liberty.
Joseph Carl Walker-Hoover, 11, Jaheem Herrera, 11, Eric Mohat, 17, and Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, represent just a fraction of those who are taunted with anti-gay slurs so mercilessly by their peers that they feel no other choice but to end their lives.
This is not an issue solely based in the LGBT community. Every child is entitled to feel safe. America can do better for it's youth.