Gay California teen Eric James Borges commits suicide, weeks after posting an It Gets Better video
This is Eric James Borges. He posted this It Gets Better video last month. Yesterday, he committed suicide. Eric, 19, was an intern with the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBT youth.
Jim Reeves, Vice President of Queer Landia, had met Eric personally. He reports about his suicide:
Word began spreading late Wednesday among shocked and saddened friends and acquaintances. Not accepted by his birth family, EricJames was striking out on his own, trying to deal with his personal situation, but also wanting to help others. Sadly, even involvement with the Trevor Project was not enough to help him navigate the turbulent waters of young adulthood.
This guy’s video is absolutely horrible.
Everyone MUST WATCH this! equalitopia:
OMFG!! :’( what’s wrong with society, Eric J.(RIP) as other people, want to be happy, also as myself I want to be happy,...
Check this out..really sad what hatred leads young adults to do nowadays
This is … Wow. I’m not a fan of this kind of things. I used to even make fun of these video viral campaigns because they...
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