Book when we left cuba7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Later that day, Tony attempted to die by suicide.Ĭarolyn’s decision didn’t spring out of nowhere: Moms for Liberty, an organization that calls itself a “parental rights group,” had convinced Carolyn that the Rainbow Youth Project was trying to “convince Tony to have his private parts removed and changed.”Ĭarolyn first contacted Moms for Liberty after she heard about them on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News in February 2022, believing they could help her find a “cure” for her son’s homosexuality, she asked for advice on Twitter. ![]() Carolyn tells VICE News she’ll never forget how Tony responded to her ban: “Mom, you just killed me.” ![]() Then, two months later, out of nowhere, his mother revoked her permission. ![]() In late March, Carolyn gave her permission for Tony to start counseling with the group, and Tony felt that there was light at the end of the tunnel. But he found some hope through the Rainbow Youth Project, an LGBTQ advocacy group whom he first contacted a month later, in February. He stopped playing baseball, locked himself away in his bedroom, and eventually started cutting and stabbing himself with pencils. Tony’s mental health spiraled soon after being outed in January 2022. ![]()
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