
Another teenager who was bullied committed suicide over the weekend and Lady Gaga is vowing to take action.
Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14 year-old high school freshman from the Buffalo, NY suburb of Williamsville, was found dead outside his home on Sunday morning, had been the subject of bullying for over a year, according to his parents.
The teenager tried to stay positive, even posting an online message of hope for the “It Gets Better” anti-suicide campaign in May but the taunts and harassment were too much for him and he took his own life.
Rodemeyer, who called Lady Gaga his role model, said she made him “happy” with her “Born This Way” message.
Now the pop superstar wants action taken against bullies and to make it a hate crime.
“Jamey Rodemeyer, 14 yrs old, took his life because of bullying,” she tweeted. “Bullying must become be illegal. It is a hate crime.”
“I am meeting with our President,” she continued. “I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey”
It is unclear when or where Lady Gaga will meet with President Obama on this, but he is attending the second Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit, taking place yesterday and today.
In the end, it was Jamey’s father, Tim Rodemeyer, who said it best:
“To the kids who are bullying they have to realize that words are very powerful and what you think is just fun and games isn’t to some people, and you are destroying a lot of lives.”