Oct 9, 2012 4:22 PM
In the wake of the death of an East Hampton teenager of an apparent suicide last week, the head of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth network said the organization would fast-track its efforts to open a community center on the South Fork to provide support to gay
students and their families and friends.
On October 22 at 6 p.m., the group will also hold a town meeting at East Hampton High School, where the teenager, David Hernandez, was a junior, to discuss the circumstances surrounding his death and how others can be helped before they consider suicide.
David, who was 16 years old and born in Ecuador, died on September 29. Rumors that he had been bullied at school for being gay have been circulating on the internet, but they... more
On October 22 at 6 p.m., the group will also hold a town meeting at East Hampton High School, where the teenager, David Hernandez, was a junior, to discuss the circumstances surrounding his death and how others can be helped before they consider suicide.
David, who was 16 years old and born in Ecuador, died on September 29. Rumors that he had been bullied at school for being gay have been circulating on the internet, but they... more
We are very lucky to have such an active GSA in our midst, especially with gay teen suicide being 300 times that of other groups who sadly choose to end their lives, and ...more I hope that a community center for LGBT youth finds a home out here.