Ryan Halligan Story on Frontline

This story is recorded from a segment on Frontline's program titled "Growing Up Online"

The full program can be watched here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view/main.html (link current as of January 2012)

Please note the full programs does not contain any additional information about Ryan.

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[keishamania]

Is there anyway how you can upload this whole Frontline "Growing up Online" documentary. This is a small chunk of it, and its a really good documentary. I would love to see the rest of this story. Please check to see if you can. Thank you sooooo much.

[teetee2000]

@keishamania

You can watch the entire documentary on Netflix or at pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/k­idsonline/view/main.html

[teetee2000]

@keishamania

You can watch the entire documentary on Netflix or at pbs.org. I keep getting an error message in this reply when I post the full web address but you can easily find it--it is the first search result when you google: frontline growing up online watch

[thekingofRIS]

We have had many bullying assemblies at my school, but this one stood out to me the most.

[conanthedeceiver]

My anger is because I have to hide from society when I'm right in the middle of it. You ppl don't understand what it's like to be a gay teen in a small town, I can't even tell my parents . I wear girl's panties and shave my legs so I can try and feel like my true self, a female.

I'm angry at you , me , parents, everyone. Why can't I be stronger ? kids come out all the time. I'm just too afraid of what might happen. That's why I have no friends, ppl say I whine like an old lady, WELL DUH !

[ncheelz28]

his dad spoke at our school. we gave him a standing ovation and 75% of us cried

[conanthedeciever]

@JodieJevonsOfTipton hahaha, your such a little bitch. i recommend you cut down the vein, much faster. hahahahaha, pussy.

[sarahnicoleee917]

Why are you guys sitting here using hateful words towards after JUST watching a video about a boy who commited suicide from bullies? It makes no sense.

[InvalidAwsomness]

Man feel bad for Ryan

[JodieJevonsOfTipton]

@conanthedeciever shut up because I am bullied and I am trying my best to commit suicide to get away from it all -_-

[conanthedeciever]

@The0megaStorm ya, that condition is that he was a bigass pussy like you. so...go fuck yorself. pussy.

[The0megaStorm]

@conanthedeciever Youre such a fat prat it's impossible, but somehow it's happened. Ryan had a condition where he was very sensitive to remarks. Follow some advice for once, get a life and SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH.