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Teen suicides-bullying LGBTQ & Michele Bachmann

July 27, 2011 by Tom Thayer in News, Political with 0 Comments

 

Teen suicide, bullying, anti-gay- LGBTQ issues ….
I’ve noted & been watching this early Presidential jocking in the political arena with disgust.  Now, a story has surfaced again regarding the ANTI-GAY Michele Bachmann.  Her Minnesota district is plagued with what State Public Health officials call, “Suicide Contagion Area” due to the unusual high death rate.  2 years- 9 suicides due to bullying over issues including weight, not fitting in, LGBTQ, and others.

Michele Bachmann & her political train are trying to find a niche in the American public to become a bigoted society.  The public already knows of her husband & his counseling group that work to ‘pray away the gay’ and still receive State Funding for their agency. Incredible now-days when tolerance is suppose to be the norm.  It frightens me that she actually is a close front runner for candidate.  Why aren’t the masses standing up, shouting, yelling and pounding their fists that we, as a supposed politically correct society allow her & others get away with it?  In 2012, Minnesota will have same-sex marriage up for voting so you know it’ll get very heated. I know we’re a society where one can voice their opinions (I do here) but not at the point of putting ones life in jeopardy.  There is a difference. 

 

The young people who took their lives in her district have stories of pain & suffering.  Four of the suicides were by proposed LGBTQ students. Here’s what Michele Bachmann said in 2006 while attending a hearing on anti-bullying bill in the State legislature.

In her opinion that bullying was ‘simply a fact of life’.

 

  • She told state lawmakers: “I think for all us our experience in public schools is there have always been bullies, always have been, always will be. I just don’t know how we’re ever going to get to point of zero tolerance and what does it mean?…What will be our definition of bullying? Will it get to the point where we are completely stifling free speech and expression? Will it mean that what form of behavior will there be—will we be expecting boys to be girls?“

 

I worry that the slow progressive baby steps we’ve taken forward as a Country will all be at risk with individuals like this if they manage to somehow obtain a high political office.  Keep your eyes & ears open. Find out what issues the politicians stand on and either support or oppose them the office. They work for us don’t forget!!! This great country is going through serious pains from government financial issues that’ll effect us all down to who will be in office in 2012. Don’t be silent, its a fight for everyone’s rights not just LGBTQ.  Makes me wonder if actually Rodney King had it right when he said, “Can’t we all just get along?”
Tom Thayer
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/07/michele-bachmann-teen-suicide?page=1

 
 

 

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