People need to understand the power of their words. Haley Kiyoko, Ellen Page, Laverne Cox, Kehlani, and many others have paid tribute to Myles's memory. The LGBTQ community is mourning his loss. The 9-year-old to his peers at Denver's Shoemaker Elementary School earlier this month and was reportedly bullied by classmaters. The story of Jamel Myles, a fourth-grader who died by suicide last week, has inspired messages of love from prominent LGBTQ people.