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Matthew Paul Turner<\/a> shared this video from Oral Roberts\u2019 gay grandson, telling not only his own story but a longer tale of family tragedy, writing a letter to his gay uncle who committed suicide. Yet it somehow manages to end with the message \u201cit gets better.\u201d<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KYa0wi4XzeI?fs=1<\/a>\n

Also to be mentioned is the story of Jim Swilley, the megachurch pastor who felt he needed to come out of the closet<\/a> in response to the recent instances of bullying and suicide.<\/p>\n

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Matthew Paul Turner shared this video from Oral Roberts\u2019 gay grandson, telling not only his own story but a longer tale of family tragedy, writing a letter to his gay uncle who committed suicide. 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