Parents of gay teen who committed suicide, the taunts continue
Jamey Rodemeyer,
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Tracy Rodemeyer, and her husband, Tim, said that some teens who bullied her gay son, Jamey, jeered his sister and friends at a dance days after his death.Alyssa Rodemeyer, 16, whose brother Jamey, 14, was found dead of a suicide Sept. 18, was cruelly hectored at her homecoming dance by the twisted teens who had mercilessly bullied her brother for being gay, their mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told NBC's "Today" Show Tuesday.
Not content with tormenting a Buffalo area teen into suicide, a pack of high school bullies heartlessly taunted the boy's sister and pals the night of his wake, his parents say.
Rodemeyer said she had hoped the dance, held on the night of Jamey's wake, would help take Alyssa's mind off her brother's tragic fate.
But the night turned nasty during a song by Lady Gaga, Jamey's favorite singer.
"She was having a great time, and all of a sudden a Lady Gaga song came on, and they all started chanting for Jamey, all of his friends," Tracy Rodemeyer told NBC.
"Then the bullies that put him into this situation started chanting, 'You're better off dead!' and 'We're glad you're dead!' and things like that," the furious mother said.
Alyssa came home in tears, her mom said.
Jamey Rodemeyer recorded an anti-bullying video to support gay teens as part of the national 'It Gets Better' campaign. (YouTube)
"It was supposed to be a time for her to grieve and have fun with her friends, and it turned into bullying even after he's gone," Rodemeyer said.
Tim Rodemeyer, Jamey's dad, said he couldn't grasp the bullies' spitefulness.
"They have no heart," he said.
Jamey Rodemeyer's death has gained national attention after it was discovered that the Williamsville, N.Y., native recorded anti-bullying videos to support gay teens.
Lady Gaga dedicated a song to his memory at a concert in Las Vegas last Saturday.
"Jamey, I know you're up there looking at us, and you're not a victim. You're a lesson to all of us," the star said, as a picture of the teen flashed above her on a screen.
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