Mom of Denver boy who killed himself after being bullied faces backlash online
DENVER, Colo. – The mother of a Denver boy who killed himself after coming out as gay and being bullied is being harassed online, according to KDVR. Leia Pierce says her 9-year-old son, Jamel Myles, had just started fourth grade at Joe Shoemaker Elementary School when he took his own life. Over the summer, Pierce said her son had come out to her as gay. “And he looked so scared when he told me. He was like, ‘Mom, I’m gay.’ And I thought […]