Further Thoughts on Prayers for Bobby

After I wrote my post yesterday, I had some more thoughts related to the movie that I wanted to share.  You see, as I said yesterday, the movie is all about acceptance.  Both acceptance of yourself and acceptance by others.  If either one is missing, then problems can definitely commence.  In the movie, Bobby felt that he had no one he could talk to about his problems.  He saw the guy he liked with another guy and his mom wouldn't talk to him.  He felt that his immediate family didn't love him anymore and I am not sure why he didn't think about his cousin.  So he got trapped in a spiral of despair.

For some kids today, this is still the case.  People make fun of those who are different.  For many, if you do not fit into the gender roles dictated for you by society, you are a "fag", "dyke", "queer", etc.  Some families refuse to accept those who don't follow the dictates of their religion or ideas.  Couple this with the increasing personal isolation of the Internet age, and you have people who have trouble coping and finding their place, even as the world as a whole, grows increasingly accepting of those who are LGBT.

Now, I know this sounds like a PSA, and in a manner of speaking it is.  The thing about PSAs is that they are needed for a reason.  Right now, there are probably people who are contemplating suicide because of how they are treated by others.  I also know that my blog is not exactly wide read, but if I can help even one person, that is good.  I just wanted to call attention to the Trevor Hotline.

The Trevor Hotline is a hotline set up for LGBT youth and teens who feel like they have no one, kids like Bobby.  If you happen to be reading this and know of a teen who needs help, point them to the Project please.  No one should kill themselves because of who they are or because they feel unloved.  There is always someone out there for you, you just have to find them.

Go to: http://www.trevorproject.org or call 866-488-7386.  Please.  Pass this message along.  Save a life.  Because all life is sacred and all life deserves to be lived.

Thank you.