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Double gay suicide draws attention to plight of young Gays

Two young gay men, Daniel Cudd, 23, and Roger Irons, 21, were found hanged in apparently separate incidents in Falmouth, Cornwall

The Intercom Trust, which provides support to LGBT people experiencing homophobia across the South West peninsula, say that the suicides should inspire a reassessment of the UK's diversity policies.

Andy Hunt, project manager for the Helpline and Advocacy project at Intercom Trust, said:

“Young queers in Cornwall regularly tell our helpline that their local school, or their mates, can be very hostile, or just horribly ignorant about these things. They say it’s very difficult to get access to sensible useful information, or to find out about where they can turn for information and help when they need it

. Schools and other mainstream agencies need to get the relevant information out there for their LGBT service-users, and make skilled support available. Above all they need to challenge the stigmas and the silly myths around the perfectly normal fact that some people in Cornwall do naturally grow up gay, lesbian or bisexual, and have a right to be respected on a level of absolute equality with their peers.”