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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC Aug 27

    A 9-year-old boy in Colorado killed himself after his mother said he was bullied for coming out as gay.https://abcn.ws/2PKaH9c 

    9:27 PM - 27 Aug 2018
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    • Arnon Chagas Jr #thenormal ™©®Ⓜ🎓🌐👽😎✌ Monty Sullivan Neurotica Provocatrix sarah Tommy Nguyen somenath maji 👻ⓦⓨⓝⓔⓢ👻 AmberR🌺se Griffis✨שָׁלוֹם
    151 replies 214 retweets 248 likes
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      2. Josh Schamehorn‏ @JSchamehorn Aug 27
        Replying to @ABC

        How could a 9 year child know if they're gay or not? Let's say that's the case, how or why would said 9 year old child announce to the world they're gay? Things were put into this child's head that clearly should not have been. And we're going to put the blame on other kids,huh?

        25 replies 2 retweets 60 likes
      3. ZiP‏ @ZiipLoCKk Aug 27
        Replying to @JSchamehorn @ABC

        I knew I was gay at 8. It’s not all about sex dude, children develope crushes. Some people know what they are attracted to, be if mentally and physically. Better question, why is this your response to this tragedy? How heartless.

        6 replies 0 retweets 66 likes
      4. EaglesTalk‏ @eaglestalk11 Aug 27
        Replying to @ZiipLoCKk @JSchamehorn @ABC

        I love when someone like this dickbag makes comments about what a gay kid should be feeling at a certain age. If you aren’t gay how do you know??? The ignorance and not understanding of people who are different then you in this country makes me sick

        1 reply 1 retweet 23 likes
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      2. ⚧J.F.⚧‏ @zrxrqm912 Aug 27
        Replying to @JeffLMonaghan @ABC

        Did you never have a crush at that age? The fact that you equate simple physical attraction to sexual activity is what's weird. It's possible to have a crush on someone without having sexual feelings towards them.

        1 reply 0 retweets 36 likes
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      2. Angelin Sydney‏ @Angelin_Sydney Aug 28
        Replying to @ABC

        After reading the caption, I was enraged at the mom believing it was her fault her son committed suicide. It turned out, upon deciphering your badly written article, that the mom was supportive of her son. ABC, you could do better with your reporting.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Calub Bottelberghe‏ @Bottels89 Aug 28
        Replying to @Angelin_Sydney @ABC

        Maybe the wrong kind of supportive even straight kids shouldn't care about sexuality this much at 9 yrs old. The fact this kid was soo obsessed with it shows the brainwashing...

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      2. Akemi Mokoto‏ @UnAmericanOtaku Aug 27
        Replying to @ABC

        His mother should be charged. What 9-year old has any sexual(or romantic) level? None.

        4 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Adam‏ @Astrotweetix Aug 27
        Replying to @UnAmericanOtaku @ABC

        Really? Have a bit of heart dude.. 9 years old is actually quite developed in this day and age.

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. VOTE GOP on November 6‏ @rwingjr Aug 27
        Replying to @Astrotweetix @UnAmericanOtaku @ABC

        It's also normal for a young boy to have those feelings and NOT be gay. His parents should have explained that, and just support him, but should not have encouraged him to "come out". He may very well have been straight, and wasn't given the chance to know if he was.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Adam‏ @Astrotweetix Aug 27
        Replying to @rwingjr @UnAmericanOtaku @ABC

        But even if it was a passing phase, the boy identified with being gay in that moment in his life, and he was bullied for it. Regardless of weather he continued to live a gay or straight life, he was still bullied and felt like the world was against him, and so that is the issue.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. VOTE GOP on November 6‏ @rwingjr Aug 27
        Replying to @Astrotweetix @UnAmericanOtaku @ABC

        He should not have identified as being gay and his parents should have told him it was normal. It gave others idiots the excuse to bully. It's not right, but I've worked with kids most of my life and I don't know how to stop bullying. Just saying.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Adam‏ @Astrotweetix Aug 28
        Replying to @rwingjr @UnAmericanOtaku @ABC

        So for the kid who gets bullied in school but continues to identify as gay and live a healthy gay lifestyle after his schooling years, does that still make this situation acceptable? Nope. Children need to learn there will be LGBT+ people in society that they need to respect.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. AmericaFirst‏ @AmericaFirst___ Aug 27
        Replying to @ABC

        My heart goes out for their families. I can't imagine what they're going through.

        0 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
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      2. Sean SR. USA‏ @Identifythebox Aug 27
        Replying to @ABC

        what I don't understand is how do you even know you're gay at 9 years,,,,,, people have curiosity and they're not gay. Society is teaching our children that just because they're soft or not as masculine as others that they're gay. just let boys be boys quick classifying them.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. VOTE GOP on November 6‏ @rwingjr Aug 27
        Replying to @Identifythebox @ABC

        Exactly and his parents should have explained those feelings were normal at his age.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. malik J‏ @malikAR15 Aug 28
        Replying to @ABC

        A 9-year old what...? Only in 🇺🇸 the Society is confusing these kids... a 9-year old should be worried about getting good grades not coming out as gay. I feel sorry for him and his family

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Jay 🖕‏ @JayInAustralia Aug 28
        Replying to @malikAR15 @ABC

        So you never had a crush on someone at 9?

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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