wearing Rafael's favorite sweatshirt. She said some students would
taunt and call her friend names.
I don't know of a single person that I went to school with that was
not "taunted and called names".... If that's all it takes then the kid
had more problems than simply being gay.
On Mar 31, 8:30 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Photographer reflects on gay teen's suicide
>
> Posted by Erika Schultz
>
> STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
>
> Malinda Morelos cries while describing her son on the day before he
> committed suicide from a bridge near their home in Cashmere.
>
> Staff photographer Steve Ringman and staff reporter Lornet Turnbull
> visited the small, agricultural town of Cashmere, Wash. earlier in
> this month.
>
> They were working on a story about 14-year-old Rafael Morelos who
> killed himself in January near the small cabin where his family had
> been living. Rafael was openly gay. His death has raised uncomfortable
> questions among family, school officials and this rural Washington
> community.
>
> From Steve Ringman:
>
> It's one of those stories where you feel very bad for the mother and
> for the family. It's a delicate time to be taking pictures. You want
> to be as sensitive as humanly possible.
>
> Steve said during emotionally difficult assignments, he shoots less
> frames than usual. He keeps aware that it is hurtful for the family to
> talk about feelings. He tries to be in the background and maintain
> some distance.
>
> Wait for the moment instead of forcing the moment out.
>
> It's a tragic story, but Lornet told it in a way that was very
> compelling. It's a story a lot of people here should read about.
>
> STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
>
> A memorial poster is filled with messages for Rafael Morelos, 14, who
> hanged himself in January.
>
> STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
>
> Makitta Noble, 13, outside Cashmere Middle School in Cashmere, is
> wearing Rafael's favorite sweatshirt. She said some students would
> taunt and call her friend names.
>
> Read Lornet Turnbull's story, Soul-searching in conservative Cashmere
> over gay teen's suicide.
>
> April 7: A benefit concert by the Seattle Men's Chorus, called "Come
> Together: The Music of the Beatles," is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the
> Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee. Sponsored by the Sleeping Lady
> Foundation and KOHO Radio, the concert will benefit the Morelos family
> as well as the Partnership for Children and Families. Tickets are $25
> for adults and $15 for students.
>
> Photos and More:
>
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2017851894_c.html
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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