we're going to show you now some images of jamel myles from denver in colarado. was proud of who he was. he went back to school on monday, august 20th. four days later, his mum discovered his lifeless body in their hone. she says he took his own life after he was subjected to homophobic bullying. we've been speaking to his mum, leia rochelle pierce. it's her first british interview. we are going to play it for you just after 10am, around ten past. it is utterly heartbreaking. she's absolutely devastated, as you can imagine. she blames herself for her son's death. but incredibly, she has a very powerful and articulate message to young gay people and parents everywhere. we will bring you that interview after the 10am news and sport so stay tuned for that. we also wanted to ask if you have been bullied because you are gay. if you felt he wanted to share your own experience, please do. —— you want. use the hashtage victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. if you include your phone number, it will indicate you wish to take part

last week, jamel myles took his own life. >> he put smiles on my face every day. >> reporter: his mothers says over the summer her son came out as gay. she says he was bullied and after the summer she learned the problem was only getting worse. >> my daughter came home and told me kids at school were telling him to kill himself. >> reporter: the denver school says it is investigating and is deeply committed to making sure all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. jamel's death is receiving reactions after laverne cox tweeted it must stop, bullying is killing children. >> we know one person in their life an make a huge difference and reduce the risk of suicide by 30%. >> reporter: according to a cdc reported, gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than their straight peers. >> i wish i could take the pain away from him. >> reporter: his mother clutching his favorite stuffed animal says it's important to speak out. >> he wanted to make people feel empowered. in order to do that, you have to stop b

before he returned to school after the summer holidays, jamel myles from colorado had told his motherclassmates. jamel‘s mother, leia rochelle pierce said the nine—year—old took his own life just days later. she's been speaking to the victoria derbyshire programme. you might find some of what you're about to hear, upsetting. he was magic. this little boy could walk into any room and make any person feel so loved and so special. he had this pizazz about him. he wasjust magic. if you feel bad, he would do anything to take your pain away just to make you happy. and is the toy that you are holding, is that significant? it is my son's bee. he cut off the ears so it would be different like him. he just said he was proud of who he was and he didn't mind telling people, and i am pretty sure he told someone who had that whole persona of "that is not ok." and decided to pick on him. i have sat here and seen kids pick on kids for less. so i am pretty sure hejust told one person and it spread and it became a worse situation. i don't want no one else to feel the pain. tomorrow is the last day i ge

jamel myles was a fourth grade student at joe shoemaker elementary school in denver. jamel's mother leia pierce said -- "we have to stop bullying and teach people it's ok to love each other. we have to stop hating each other for differences, differences that make us equal and unique." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. just as the school year gets underway across the united states, the top government official who oversees student loans has resigned in protest, accusing the trump administration of siding with powerful predatory lenders over student loan borrowers. seth frotman works as student loan ombudsman under the consumer financial protection bureau director mick mulvaney. in his resignation letter to mulvaney, he wrote -- "unfortunately, under your leadership, the bureau has abandoned the very consumers it is tasked by congress with protecting. instead, you have

before he returned to school after the summer holidays, jamel myles from colorado had told his motherme of what you're about to hear, upsetting. he was magic. this little boy could walk into any room and make any person feel so loved and so special. he had this pizazz about him. he wasjust magic. if you feel bad, he would do anything to take your pain away just to make you happy. and is the toy that you are holding, is that significant? it is my son's bee. he cut off the ears so it would be different like him. he just said he was proud of who he was and he didn't mind telling people, and i am pretty sure he told someone who had that whole persona of "that is not ok." and decided to pick on him. i have sat here and seen kids pick on kids for less. so i am pretty sure hejust told one person and it spread and it became a worse situation. i don't want no one else to feel the pain. tomorrow is the last day i get to see my son. and it is not fair. ifeel so bad for any other parent who experiences this and i never ever want anyone to ever experienced this. i never want a child to feel alone.