Gay Ottawa teen takes own life
"I am tired of life really. It's so hard, I'm sorry, I can't take it anymore," wrote Jamie Hubley on Oct 14. "I don't want to wait three more years, this hurts too much. How do you even know it will get better? It's not."
That was Hubley's last post before the 15-year-old committed suicide on Oct 14. He was the son of Ottawa Councillor Allan Hubley of Kanata South.
On his blog, Hubley wrote, "I'm not really anything special, just depressed, I wish I could be happy, I try, I try, I try...I just want to feel special to someone. Im gay?!"
Hubley says bullying pushed his son over the edge
committed suicide on Oct 14.Ottawa Councillor Allan Hubley has said homophobic bullying at school was one of the reasons his son, Jamie,"We must do whatever we can to wipe out bullying for any reason in our society and especially in our schools," Hubley said in an Oct 17 press release. "Young people are very vulnerable and have enough pressures in life to have to deal with aside from the stress of being bullied. My family's wish is that no more families have to suffer the unbearable pain of losing a child. No child should have to deal with depression or feel hated because of their beliefs -- that is not the Canadian way of treating others."
Hubley said bullying that began in Grade 7, when Jamie was picked on because he was involved in figure skating and not hockey, exacerbated his son's struggle with depression.
More recently, Hubley said Jamie was taunted for trying to revive a rainbow support group for gay students at AY Jackson Secondary School.
He said Jamie "was called vicious names in the hallways and online," and students tore down posters about the group.
While Hubley said his son received support from family and school officials, "Jamie felt it would never stop."