After a week off, Celebrity PI, John J. Nazarian is back with daily shows Mon. – Fri for thirty minutes at 7 PM PST – 10 PM EST, and the show airs live and John welcomes you all to call in with questions at 818-572-8030; long distance charges will apply.
Nazarian begins tonight’s show with his thoughts of the shooting death of gay teen Lawrence “Larry” King at school by another teen, Brandon McInerney. The jury dead locked on a trial in October, and in November McIneney did a plea deal that gives McInerney 21 years in jail for the murder of King; McInerney will be out of jail at the age of 39. This shooting death affecting John Nazarian to the point he has a picture of King on his desk.
Then Nazarian will turn to a more positive hope for LGBTQ teens with previous guests Jefferson Fietek and Tammy Aaberg of Justin’s Gift.
Tammy and Jefferson will be talking about their organization, the Thanksgiving dinner with fun and food for LGBTQ teens and sponsored in part by First Congregational Anoka UCC Church held this past week on November 25.
Justin’s Gift Justin’s Gift provides empowering programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning youth and their ally friends. The services are primarily for youth in the general vicinity of Anoka, Andover, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, and Ramsey but youth from any community are welcome!
Tammy Aaberg took her grief over the suicide of her gifted son and turned it into something positive for other teens in the LGBTQ community so they are not alone and have a safe place to spend some special time with adults who understand. Jefferson Fietek is a teacher in a middle school in Minnesota who has worked alone and with others for changes in the schools of Minnesota and has also joined with Tammy Aaberg and others to make Justin’s Gift a continuing success.
Tammy and Jefferson will discuss other events plans for the holidays but will also talk about the potential situations that at risk teens face during what can become a very lonely holiday season for them.
Justin Gift is NOT a suicide hotline for LGBTQ teens and point out with John Nazarian that the The Trevor Project does provide a 24/7 emergency line at 866-488-7386 for teens who find themselves struggling during the holidays and needs emergency support. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
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Don’t become part of the “contagion of suicide”. If you are a GLBTQ teen and you feel suicidal there are people to talk to and they will understand you. Call The Trevor Project at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386).
In Minnesota there is Justin’s Gift provides empowering programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning youth and their ally friends. The services are primarily for youth in the general vicinity of Anoka, Andover, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, and Ramsey but youth from any community are welcome!
Current Services: AT THIS TIME JUSTICE GIFT DOES NOT HAVE THE STAFF FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION BUT IF YOU LIVE IN THEIR AREA AND WANT SOMEONE TO TALK TO, THEY ARE THE GROUP FOR YOU.
1. Provide teen focused programming such as; study skills, health education, job skills, tutoring, social issues and arts programming.
2. Connect youth with mental health resources if needed.
3. Provide mediation to youth and their parents.
4. Provide resources and support for teens who may be experiencing bullying at their school.
5. Partner with schools and other organizations to provide educators with the tools to create schools that are GLBTQ inclusive.
6. Annually presents Anoka GLBTQ Youth Pride.
You can also reach out to John here at Straight Talk at John J Nazarian and John will see you get a list of resources including Face Book groups and Twitter groups. You are not alone, you are loved!
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Straight Talk with John J. Nazarian
November 27, 2011
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