15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King was murdered at school on February 12, 2008, reportedly for being gay. He was in the eighth grade. King's death came 10 years after the brutal murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, who was also killed because of his sexual orientation.
End violence and harassment directed at lesbian and gay people in our schools starting today. Join together with a “Healing Heart” and know the more we connect, the louder our collective voice. The more we educate, the more our efforts positively empower the youth today and the next generation. Make sure Larry is not forgotten.
Spokesperson Daryl Presgraves for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a leading gay-rights student organization said, “If ever there were a sign that schools need to realize how far such harassment can go and why it's important to address it now, it's Lawrence King. It's a prevalent and pervasive problem in all of our schools and for whatever reason, there's still a lack of willingness to address the anti-LGBT bullying that goes on in schools…there's still sort of this sense of having our heads buried in the sand. What happened to Lawrence King is a much more isolated incident, but what happened leading up to his death happens to youth every day, all the time. He was just expressing himself and we're seeing more of this — youth are being open at an earlier age and they are proud of their identities, but that doesn't mean someone won't bully them for it. In this case, King was bullied to such an extreme ... you can't get worse than that."
Larry was a child. Let’s commit ourselves to the process of changing the future for other children. Energetix Jewelry has allocated 100% of the net proceeds from both the Healing Heart and Healing Heart pendant to be donated to the Lawrence King Memorial Fund, GLSEN and youth & tolerance programs and education. The Healing Heart could not be a more appropriate symbol as Larry King’s mother shared that his own heart was donated to a ten year old girl allowing another child to live her life to the fullest. Energetix Jewelry is magnetic jewelry promoting wellness with a motto of “jewelry that makes a difference.” Let’s use it to do just that – let our children feel good, live well and know we care. Remember Larry.
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www.jewishjournal.com
www.glsen.org
www.glaad.org
www.outfest.org
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www.jqish.org
www.teensforhumanity.org
www.jasmynecannick.com
www.bcc-la.org
www.kol-ami.org
“We are calling upon political leaders to speak out against
discrimination and exclusion, against bigotry and hatred and to make it clear that ALL
Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, are entitled to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, including young people. We are calling upon decent and fair-minded people
everywhere to realize that anti-LGBT bigotry has got to stop. No one is born hating gay and transgender people or believing that we should be denied equal
rights. Such hatred and bigotry must be learned.” 
