Time to confront causes of anti-gay bullying

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Time to confront causes of anti-gay bullying

By Kay Springstroh
March 16 2008
The North Western

Lawrence King was an openly gay 15-year-old student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, CA. On the morning of Feb. 12, his 14-year-old classmate entered Room 42 and shot Larry in the head with a handgun. His father said, "If Larry had the story to write, he'd say, 'If I have to give someone a heart, I want to give it on Valentine's Day.'"