Bridegroom Page #4

His dad was a principal.

His mom was a teacher.

I was told by the principal

That I wasn't allowed

To go to any sporting events,

Because matt was on the teams.

- That was the big place to be.

That was where everyone

in town was,

And shane wasn't welcome.

- Matt was also in the same

church community,

And shane wasn't able

To go on a very important trip

with his youth group.

- Matt's parents made it

so he couldn't go,

And he had raised all this money

to go on this trip,

And he was devastated.

He acted

like it was no big deal,

But you could tell he was hurt.

- Once this letter came out,

This boy and his parents went

and shouted it to the world.

Kids at school were constantly

picking on him.

- He wasn't accepted anymore.

They called him gay.

They called him fag.

The names that they called him

were just horrendous.

- There's a mentality

of the "cowboy way,"

Which does not include

people that are gay.

So it's a tough place.

- Before he was banned,

shane was at a football game,

And all these kids started

spitting in this cup.

And next thing I know,

the one kid

That used to be a real good

friend of shane's had this cup,

And he was just about ready

to tip it on shane's head.

And let me

tell you... if you want to talk

About a mother bear

protecting her cub,

This woman came unglued.

I said, "you put that damn cup

down, and leave him alone. "

It was just heartbreaking

to see that happen to my son.

- It was after all the drama

with matt and his family

That I just went

to a really dark place,

And I had a breakdown.

- I got a call from the school

informing me

My son hasn't been to school

for two weeks.

- Other kids made his life

literally a living hell,

And it never really got better,

And I don't think he ever saw

it would get better,

And that's why

he just stopped going.

- One evening,

all three daughters and I

Went to the furniture store,

And it was his birthday,

And he was by himself,

just hanging out with his mom.

He was very depressed.

He was not shane.

He was like a shell of himself.

- I was sick of the embarrassment

and the pain

That I was bringing

to my family.

I felt like the only way that

I can make their lives better

Is by taking my own.

I was at my dad's house,

I was home alone,

And I just walked

over to his gun case.

And I took one of the guns,

And I just went

back in the living room,

And I just sat there,

and I held it.

I mean,

there was so many thoughts,

Like, going through my head

at that moment.

It was like for over an hour,

just really contemplating,

Like, what my next step

should be.

Fortunately,

I also thought through

In that it wouldn't be fair

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