It should be noted that the elevated suicide rate of same-sex attracted youth includes those who do not or cannot identity their sexuality publicly for reasons of fear caused by fear, often for reasons of religious belief.

I have spoken with John Searle in person about this matter and he refuses to talk to me about it because he is unprepared to acknowledge that the problem is mainly with orthodox Judaism. I have over 13 years experience of dealing with these matters from work I have done in the gay community, in addition to my own personal experience. Where does he draw his experience from?

I welcome this initiative, however I believe it will not succeed to reach the people who most need it while the leaders of the community refuse to address the real issues of religious intolerance and bigotry.