But it didn't work. Late one night, Bobby Griffith went up to the highway and did a back flip off an overpass.
He had perfect timing. Just as he was about to land an 18-wheel tractor-trailer came roaring down the highway and smashed into him. The violent impact killed Bobby instantly.
"I can't ever let anyone find out that I'm not straight,"" Bobby wrote in his diary. "It would be so humiliating. My friends would hate me. They might even want to beat me up. And my family? I've overheard them.They've said they hate gays, and even God hates gays, too. Gays are bad, and God sends bad people to hell. It really scares me when they talk that way because now they are talking about me."" .
This is only one example of such a tragic case. On October 8, 1992, a 21-year-old boy named Bruce traveled from his home in Florida all the way to the Grand Canyon. He arrived at No Name Point, where he threw himself over the edge. The 500-foot-drop crashed his bones and took his life away instantly. He left behind a suicide note:.
Dear Family and Friends, .
I'm sorry it had to end this way but it was my fate. I couldn't handle life anymore. You see, the reason I ran away before to commit suicide is the same reason I did again. I'm gay. I never wanted to be and I always wished it would change, but it didn't. I wanted to live a normal life but God created me this way for some reason and there was nothing I could do to change it. I was born this way, believe me I would not choose this way of life for I know how hard and unaccepted it is. I'm painfully sorry you all had to deal with this but I couldn't deal with it. This way I could live a peaceful afterlife instead of a life of fear, agony, and manic depressiveness. Please realize I did not want to hurt anyone I just wanted to end my own pain. I love you all dearly and will someday see you all again hopefully with your understanding hearts and souls. I just hope God will bring me to heaven.
