Daniel Radcliffe supports gay teens with 'generous' donation.Byline: ANI London, Aug 12 (ANI): Harry Porter Harry Franklin Porter (August 31, 1882 – June 27, 1965) was a high jumper from the United States of America who won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3". He attended Cornell University. actor Daniel Radcliffe has donated a large sum of money to help suicidal lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs), after he found the figures "extremely distressing". The 20-year-old star has given the money to The Trevor Project, an American helpline helpline Noun a telephone line set aside for callers to contact an organization for help with a problem helpline n → teléfono de asistencia al público for the LGBTs and 'Questioning' teenagers. The Sun quoted Radcliffe as saying: "I am very pleased to begin my support of The Trevor Project, which saves lives every day through its critical work. "It's extremely distressing to consider that in 2009 suicide is a top three killer of young people, and it's truly devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to learn that LGBTQ LGBTQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. "I deeply hope my support can raise the organisation's visibility so even more despondent de·spon·dent adj. Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. de·spon  dent·ly adv. youth become aware of the Trevor
helpline's highly trained counsellors and Trevor's many other
resources.
"It's vitally important that young people understand they are not alone and, perhaps even more important, that their young lives have real value." Radcliffe who had earlier confessed to being brought up around gays, recently featured on the cover of the gay magazine, Attitude. He also said rumours about his sexuality were 'awesome.' (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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