On Loving Queer Kids

October 14, 2010 | This article appeared in the November 1, 2010 edition of The Nation.

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When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it's easy to scapegoat child bullies. It's hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.

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Richard Kim

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