Nigel Shelby was 15 and attending high school in Huntsville, Alabama when the bullying began. He was called names, harassed on social media and shunned by classmates simply for being gay. When he complained to school administrators, they lectured him on what they considered “right and wrong” when it came…
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Gabrielle Union, Ludacris, Janelle Monae and Other Black Celebrities Cover Funeral Expenses for Nigel Shelby
Black celebrities came together in a show of solidarity and support for Nigel Shelby — the 15-year-old Black gay teen who committed suicide two weeks ago in Alabama after constantly being bullied and battling depression. The incident also ended with a despicable sheriff mocking young Nigel’s death on social media….
Sheriff’s Deputy Uses Social Media to Mock the Suicide of Gay Teen Nigel Shelby
Nigel Shelby, 15, took his own life last Thursday after several years of being bullied at school for being gay and bouts of depression. He came out to his mom two years ago. After coming out, he had faced intense abuse at Alabama’s Huntsville High School from his peers. In…