Clementi Family Honored During Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Tuesday, August 19th.

During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County Awards to Jane and James Clementi, family members of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University student who took his own life after being a victim of cyberbullying. (Not pictured was Tyler’s father Joseph, who was also honored.)

In his memory, his family created the Tyler Clementi Foundation, which promotes safe, inclusive and respectful social environments in homes, schools, campuses, churches and the digital world for vulnerable youth, LGBTQ youth and their allies.