As someone who has recently come out, I can honestly say that this story genuinly touched me. I cannot explain how much sympathy and sorrow I feel for everyone involved with this tragic event. My heart goes out to all of you.

I personally did not know this beautiful young child, but when i heard his story i felt ashamed for the family of the other young child, no matter what the situation neither family deserved something like this. My heart goes out to the victims family, your son will be in my prayers. I do wish the family all the best and I pray all goes well from hear on out.

Lawrence King may you R.I.P
Now that you have it at the cost of your life. May your spirit feel at peace now. Im glad I found this on Facebook I didn't see it covered on the News on the day or anytime after it. I am a lesbian an it makes me angry to know another LGTBQ community member was killed all because he is GAY. When are we going to learn an teach our Elders and Children it is OK to be different we live in the year 2008. To treat people the way we want to be treated by them. We have to many people co-exsisting in society that make it there job to make our lives as MISERABLE as they can. NOBODY likes to be picked on so WHY DO WE do it. We need to take a good look at ourselves what are you scared of finding out,that we don't know ourselves as well as we thought we did. Something to say find a way to Let IT OUT an Get if Off your chest. Start thinking about your Actions so the Victim,Victims families & Society don't have to put up with the Consequence's of your ACTIONS.

Violence seems to phase me so much nowadays. Wars and beatings and robberies. Hate crimes feel so ... fresh, though. Like there hasn't been such a surge of it in so long but the unfortunate truth is that they have been as often as wars. I don't know if that makes sense but I guess what I am trying to say is that these kind of things still astound me. The cruelty of man is still ridiculous and overpowering to me. Fighting to protect, I can understand maybe.. but something as meaningless as killing another child over something so irrelevant... I will never understand some of the things savages will do to gratify themselves in the wake of a gun shot. My heart goes out to Larry and anyone else who has to face bullying on a day to day basis. Bullying has no justification -- this is one of those cruelties that can be avoided completely but violence on the television just isn't enough for some of them.

I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even start to imagine the pain that comes with losing a child. I truly hope that the words of love and comfort you recieve help you during such a difficult time. My heart goes out to you and your family.

this isnt right we need change no matter who we are in love with. boy with boy , girl with girl or boy with girl. love is love and we shouldnt stop love. i dont know larry but your story made me cry, i hope god punishes whoever did this awfull crime

It hurts my soul to look at his pictures. I just found out about this. He looked like such a sweet child. My tears go out to you. I am so so so so so sorry.

I am so very sorry for your loss of Larry. It is such a shame that people are scared of what they dont know about. Some of my very best friends happen to be openly gay and if I can accept them, then why can't other people. It is the year 2008 and we should not have to deal with such problems like this anymore. If people would just open their minds to other people and things, people like Larry would be alive and having a happy life. People who judge end up being judged themselves. Maybe not at that moment but all in due time.

I am so sorry for your loss, he seemed like an amazing little boy. It's a horrible world out there and its only going to get worse if something isn't done.
Larry, Rest in peace. I know you are in a good place looking down on all of your friends and family.
For anyone who knew him, my deepest condolences. No one deserves to go through such tradgedy
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Although I didn't know Larry his story touches me so much. We need change, discrimination is not acceptable. We're all human. Rest in Peace Larry, forever missed.