14-Year Old Gay Iowa Teen Bullied To Death

I keep asking myself when will there have been enough blood and wasted lives to satiate the hate and bigotry of the people like Maggie Gallagher, Tony Perkins, Benedict XVI, Richard Land, and Rick Santorum types? How many gays must die before these sick individuals will cease their campaign that does nothing but foment bigotry so that their damaged psyches can allow them to feel good about themselves? The photo above is of 14-year old Kenneth James Weishuhn Jr., who died by suicide Saturday in Primghar, Iowa, after coming out as gay and being bullied for months. These kind of stories leave me feeling physically sick, yet the "godly Christians" set strive onward to insure that more such deaths occur. Here are some details from The New Civil Rights Movement:

A 14-year old gay teen died by suicide Saturday in Primghar, Iowa, after coming out as gay and being bullied for months, according to a report. The Eldridge Funeral Home lists a short obituary for Kenneth James Weishuhn Jr., stating Kenneth J. Weishuhn Jr. passed away on Sunday, April 15. Primghar, Iowa is a small town of about 909, according to the 2010 census.

There are no other news reports yet, but there is a Facebook group created in his memory.

One entry notes, “Its sad to see how people cannot just see past a persons identity and just see them as a human,” while another reads, “You took his happiness away from him..,” and another, “No one deserves to be bullied! My sympathies to the family and friends of Kenneth! And to the kids that bullied him hope you sleep okay knowing that you drove a young man to an early fate, you should be ashamed of yourself!”

A Facebook page which appears to be that of the same Kenneth James Weishuhn lists his nickname as Rodney. The last entry was March 30. A tribute video, below, was published to YouTube yesterday.

CNN reports:

Per Eldridge Family Funeral Homes in Paullina, Iowa, Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 19th 2012 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Primghar, Iowa with Rev. S. Kim Peterson and Rev. Mike Cooper officiating.

One can only hope that the Evangelical Lutheran Church will grow more of a spine and start openly attacking the false Christians who market anti-gay hate under the guise of religiosity. Being a gay accepting church is no longer enough.