Gay rights pioneer Buckel mourned after his suicide

A legal colleague of the gay rights lawyer who self-immolated in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park said Sunday that “there are other ways to fight for what you believe in.”

Adam Aronson was among many in the legal world shocked by David Buckel’s suicide Saturday morning.

The noted gay rights lawyer and environmental activist set himself on fire near ballfields and left behind a note explaining that his suicide was intended as a wakeup call about the environment.

“He put his heart and soul into everything he did in life. He obviously decided to put his heart and soul in the way he died. I think it’s tragic. I wish he hadn’t done it,” Aronson said.