Generation We, Our Parents Have Failed Us, We Must Protect Ourselves - Jaheem Herrera, Age 11, Kills Himself Over Anti-Gay Bullying
Little brother, I am sorry for being so selfish. I am sorry for letting my fear and my insecurities cripple me and my ability to protect you. Two days ago, my little brother committed suicide because of continuously being harassed and bullied at school for being "gay and a snitch," and it is breaking my heart. Read Article Here. I don't know how much more I can take of this as he adds his name to the growing list of my very young brothers who are taking their own lives, Eric Mohat, Lee Simpson, and Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover.
Mom, Dad, older siblings, I'm sorry, but I don't like the world that you've handed over to me and my younger brothers and sisters, and I am respectfully relieving you of duty. I'm sorry, but I no longer want you speaking for me, or deciding the moral climate of this country. Your divisiveness, separateness, religiousness; your capitalism, greed, and competitiveness; your intolerance, and hatefulness has created an environment where we attack a child for being the person he is, and leave no room in his world for hope, love and life. You should learn from your mistakes and look into the eye of the child you have had part in killing.
Generation We, this little boy is Jaheem. This is who we have failed. This is my brother. This is your brother. Can we honestly continue to look in the mirror and not lend our heads, hands and hearts to the causes of this world, because we don't' feel it effects us? Well it does effect us, because this little boy is your brother. Eric, Lee, and Carl are all your brothers. The minute that we allow ourselves to really look inside, we will see, that everyone else is right there, in us and a part of us. If we can do that, we will be able to save us.
To the GLBTQ community, the day of the insecure hateful diva has passed. I do not call you my brother or sister based on the label you wear, the car you drive, or the old sugar daddy who bank rolls your lifestyle. I call you my brother or sister because I see me in you, and I see you in me. I see our similarities and our differences expand my mind, they don't act to alienate from each other. We cannot do this without each other. Does anything else matter other than that?
To the Everyone Else community, the day of fear, intolerance, hate and separation has passed. I do not call you brother or sister because of your sexual equipment and the fact that the person you love has opposite ones than you do. I call you brother or sister because I see me in you, and I see you in me. I see our similarities and our differences expand my mindset, they don't act to alienate us from each other. We cannot do this with out each other. Does anything else matter?
To my brothers who are gone from this current consciousness, we love and miss you, and we stand together to say your living and your dieing will not have been in vain.
Love, your older brother,
Justice Calo Reign
Mom, Dad, older siblings, I'm sorry, but I don't like the world that you've handed over to me and my younger brothers and sisters, and I am respectfully relieving you of duty. I'm sorry, but I no longer want you speaking for me, or deciding the moral climate of this country. Your divisiveness, separateness, religiousness; your capitalism, greed, and competitiveness; your intolerance, and hatefulness has created an environment where we attack a child for being the person he is, and leave no room in his world for hope, love and life. You should learn from your mistakes and look into the eye of the child you have had part in killing.
Generation We, this little boy is Jaheem. This is who we have failed. This is my brother. This is your brother. Can we honestly continue to look in the mirror and not lend our heads, hands and hearts to the causes of this world, because we don't' feel it effects us? Well it does effect us, because this little boy is your brother. Eric, Lee, and Carl are all your brothers. The minute that we allow ourselves to really look inside, we will see, that everyone else is right there, in us and a part of us. If we can do that, we will be able to save us.To the GLBTQ community, the day of the insecure hateful diva has passed. I do not call you my brother or sister based on the label you wear, the car you drive, or the old sugar daddy who bank rolls your lifestyle. I call you my brother or sister because I see me in you, and I see you in me. I see our similarities and our differences expand my mind, they don't act to alienate from each other. We cannot do this without each other. Does anything else matter other than that?
To the Everyone Else community, the day of fear, intolerance, hate and separation has passed. I do not call you brother or sister because of your sexual equipment and the fact that the person you love has opposite ones than you do. I call you brother or sister because I see me in you, and I see you in me. I see our similarities and our differences expand my mindset, they don't act to alienate us from each other. We cannot do this with out each other. Does anything else matter?
To my brothers who are gone from this current consciousness, we love and miss you, and we stand together to say your living and your dieing will not have been in vain.
Love, your older brother,
Justice Calo Reign
Posted by Justice Calo Reign at Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:28 AM 
Categories: Relationships,Religion/Spirituality/Consciousness,Equality,Protests,LGBTQ,Universal Consciousness,Family
Tags: Suicide Jaheem Herrera Generation WE
Categories: Relationships,Religion/Spirituality/Consciousness,Equality,Protests,LGBTQ,Universal Consciousness,Family
Tags: Suicide Jaheem Herrera Generation WE
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Monday, October 19, 2009 8:25 PM
Can You Stand The Reign? wrote:
How many little children have taken their lives this year because of the relentless attacks and bullying of them because of their sexual orientation? -
Monday, October 19, 2009 8:30 PM
Can You Stand The Reign? wrote:
How many little children have taken their lives this year because of the relentless attacks and bullying of them because of their sexual orientation? -
Monday, October 19, 2009 8:35 PM
Can You Stand The Reign? wrote:
How many little children have taken their lives this year because of the relentless attacks and bullying of them because of their sexual orientation?
Thank you for speaking from your heart.
I too was once a victim of bullies, from the age of 4 all the way through high school.
I am 60 years old now but the memory never really leaves you.
Fortunately I was able to make it through and become a successful productive person. However I didn't go to college because I hated school so much due to my experience.
I doubt we can reach the parents of the children that bully, but we should be able to reach the schools and make them take responsibility for what goes on there.
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DFR,
Thank you so much for the comment. We all have different experiences, but the same emotions as humans. I would love to hear about your experience and the emotions to bring it closer to home for all of us!
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I have only come to this story, this morning, May 5. Some news doesn't travel fast, despite the Internet. I was a gay kid in a tough school. Fortunately, I was big and nasty, and so the bullying I was the target of remained passive-aggressive. But it was there.
As for Jaheem - I suppose I'd like to think he's gone to a better place. But my anger and hurt at the news rage that he was stripped of his chance to grow strong and happy, and to bring his own qualities to the world. I hope Jaheem's image is seared into the minds of each of this bullies, from this day to their last. And that they realize that their lives have been poisoned by the harm they have caused. A person poisoned by their own actions can only hope to live in a crippling striving for distraction, or at best, a quest for illusory absolution.
Thank you for speaking about this, Justice. I can add nothing to your statement, other than to agree with its sentiments, wholly, and to be glad that you try to live your life as a "brother" to the rest of us.
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Henry..
Thanks for responding! I hope the hurt that you felt continues to be healed and removed from you. I continue to hope for the day when those of us who have been hurt can look at those who have hurt us with compassion; wanting only healing and wholeness to come to them as well!
All my best to you!
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It is so sad, we need to educate our society, if someone is gay so its not his fault, we must do some thing life is precious whether gay, or man, woman. we should value life.
Kate Simon
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