Priest warns of gay teenagers driven to suicide

LESBIAN and gay teenagers are being driven to suicide because they ‘come out’, a Limerick priest has warned.

Fr Joe Young said depression, brought on by the feeling of being persecuted due to sexual orientation, was leading young people to take their own lives.

He said: “Some adolescents, who are identified as gay or lesbian, may indeed attempt suicide within a year of ‘coming out’ of their sexuality.”