The pop star and gay rights campaigner tweeted: "The past
days I've spent reflecting, crying, and yelling. I have so much
anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someones [sic]
life.
"Jamey Rodemeyer, 14 yrs old, took his life because of
bullying. Bullying must become be [sic] illegal. It is a hate
crime.
"I am meeting with our President. I will not stop
fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it.
Trend it #MakeALawForJamey"
Jamey Rodemeyer, from Buffalo, New York, was
found dead outside his home in an apparent suicide this
week.
On Saturday night he quoted a Lady Gaga lyric on his
Facebook page. The lyric, from the song The Queen read: "Don't
forget me when I come crying to heaven's door."
At 1.30am on Sunday, Jamey left his final two messages on
Tumblr, one that said he was looking forward to seeing his great
grandmother who had died recently and another thanking Lady
Gaga.
Jamey was a student at Williamsville North High
School and regularly blogged about how he was relentlessly bullied
for his sexuality and that he had suicidal thoughts.
Nicola Roberts also showed her support for the teen,
following Lady Gaga tweets. The singer tweeted: "This
poor boy.. I cant [sic] bare it! There's got to be more of a
support system in schools.. Its [sic] out of control!
#MakeALawForJamey
"People shouldn't have to fight for the right to just be
who they are.."
Lady Gaga's followers took to Twitter to show their
support for Rodemeyer and the fight against bullying.
