Tag: Nigel Shelby
Cop who was fired for mocking gay teen’s suicide is rehired two months later
A former Alabama sheriff’s deputy who went on a homophobic Facebook tirade after a gay teenager took his own life just landed a new gig with a different Alabama law enforcement agency.
Jeff Graves was fired from his position a Madison County sheriff’s deputy in May after he went on Facebook to mock the death of 15-year-old Nigel Shelby, a Huntsville, Alabama teenager who died by suicide the previous month after he was bullied relentlessly for being gay.
Responding to another...
Bullied gay teen who died of suicide buried in a custom rainbow casket paid...
15-year-old Nigel Shelby was laid to rest in a casket that was decorated with rainbows.
Shelby, a high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, died by suicide last month after he was allegedly bullied for being gay.
The community rallied to raise funds for his funeral, organizing a GoFundMe page and a Drag Brunch to raise over $15,000.
People who attended the funeral wore rainbow clothing and clothes that denounced bullying, local media reported, and the casket had a picture of Shelby wearing...
