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Title: Canadian Trans Teen’s Sudden Death May Have Been Bullying-Related Suicide
Post by: Shana A on February 03, 2012, 09:09:27 AM
Canadian Trans Teen's Sudden Death May Have Been Bullying-Related Suicide
By:           Dan Avery
On:           Feb 1, 2012

http://www.queerty.com/canadian-trans-teens-sudden-death-may-have-been-bullying-related-suicide-20120201/ (http://www.queerty.com/canadian-trans-teens-sudden-death-may-have-been-bullying-related-suicide-20120201/)

The small town of Chatham, Ontario has been rocked by the sudden death of Coltyn Mayrand, a 16-year-old trans teen who passed away Saturday night.

There is some question, though, as to the cause of Mayrand's death: He's believed to have committed suicide, though no official report has been made public. And though family members admit Coltyn was bullied for being trans, they say it wasn't the root of his problems: