![]() My own experience and that of Mark Glaze show that middle-aged gay men are just as much at risk as we struggle to adapt to aging, surviving the early AIDS epidemic, all while sometimes carrying immense pain through our lives that stem from difficult teenage years coping with the fear and loathing of being gay, or remnants of abuse. For Black teens it's even worse suicide attempts rose nearly 80 percent among Black youth in the last decade, according to a JAMA study. ![]() Amazon just released the film Joe Bell, about a father (Mark Wahlberg in a poignant performance) who attempted to walk across America to call attention to bullying, which ultimately led to Bell’s own son committing suicide. Suicide, to many people, is something we usually associate with LGBTQ+ youth, those who struggle mightily with their sexuality or gender identity, with parents who aren't accepting, with peers who bully. Friends, colleagues, and fans of his work were shocked. His death, it was announced, was the result of suicide. He was also a gay father who struggled with addiction. Prior to that, Glaze had worked for the Human Rights Campaign during the Obama administration, where he helped push the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” He was a frequent voice in The Advocate.
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