Graphic aftermath of LGBT Lawyer David Buckel Dies After Self-Immolation

Former LGBT Lawyer David Buckel Dies After Self-Immolation [add note]

A prominent gay rights activist set himself on fire in a protest suicide in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in the early hours of Saturday morning. David Buckel, 60, was found in the park at 6.30am on Saturday before hundreds descended on it to enjoy the warm Spring weather. He left a note in a bag for police which read: 'My name is David Buckel and I just killed myself by fire as a protest suicide.