19YO Former Howard Univ Student Aiyisha Hassan Commits Suicide

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

People who knew her say that it was the former.

I don't understand why it is still enough of a struggle to commit suicide. Acceptance of individuals who are LGBT is increasing rapidly. It's certainly not as bad as it was even ten years ago.

I think there was more going on. Maybe she was struggling with it, but she probably already had issues with depression that weren't tied solely to her sexuality.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't understand why it is still enough of a struggle to commit suicide. Acceptance of individuals who are LGBT is increasing rapidly. It's certainly not as bad as it was even ten years ago.

I think there was more going on. Maybe she was struggling with it, but she probably already had issues with depression that weren't tied solely to her sexuality.

I don't think he meant that the mere fact that she was a lesbian caused her to end her life. Depression, identity issues, and other factors likely worked together to push her to that point.

And although GLBT acceptance has increased in recent years, it's still vilified (very much so) by the "mainstream"

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't understand why it is still enough of a struggle to commit suicide. Acceptance of individuals who are LGBT is increasing rapidly. It's certainly not as bad as it was even ten years ago.

I think there was more going on. Maybe she was struggling with it, but she probably already had issues with depression that weren't tied solely to her sexuality.

Rapidly doesn't mean it's done or that it's fast enough. We don't know what they experienced, but teenagers are already vulnerable to suicide. Add in parents who not only don't accept you but tell you you're a terrible person, add in classmates who write slurs on your locker or who physically harass you, and teachers who don't do anything about it.

It's enough. And just because it was worse 10 years ago doesn't mean it's great now, it means that 10 years ago you didn't know about it.

Obviously she was depressed, but there's a reason why LGBT teens kill themselves more often than straight teens...