Suicide of Jadin Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American victim of bullying
Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1997
Place of Birth: La Grande, Oregon, United States
Date of Death: 03-Feb-2013
Profession: pupil
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Suicide of Jadin Bell
- Jadin Robert Joseph Bell (June 4, 1997 – February 3, 2013) was an American youth known for his suicide which raised the national profile on youth bullying and gay victimization in bullying. Bell, a 15-year-old gay youth, was "intensely bullied" both in person and on the internet because he was gay.
- He was a member of the La Grande High School cheerleading team in La Grande, Oregon, where he was a sophomore.
- On January 19, 2013, Bell went to a local elementary school and hanged himself from the play structure.
- He did not immediately die from the strangulation and was rushed to the emergency department, where he was kept on life support.The Associated Press reported that a spokesman for the OHSU Hospital in Portland announced that after being taken off life support, Bell died on February 3, 2013.Bell's death was widely reported in the media, starting discussions about bullying, the effect it has on youth, and gay bullying.
- The Huffington Post, Salon, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Raw Story, GLAAD, PQ Monthly, Pink News and many other media outlets reported on Bell's death.
- The media reported his suicide stemmed from being bullied for being gay, which Bell's father fully believed, stating: "He was hurting so bad.
- Just the bullying at school.
- Yeah there were other issues, but ultimately it was all due to the bullying, for not being accepted for being gay."Of Bell's death, Oregon LGBTQ activist Alex Horsey stated: "Sometimes, it can be easy to become disconnected to so many stories like Jadin's in the media...
- Every story (including those not covered by media outlets) has equal importance...
- It's heartbreaking that Jadin's story has become a reminder of the horrifying consequences of bullying, rather than a story of a young man overcoming adversity and a community changing its ways."
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