He wanted to kiss boys, not girls

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 12:13pm

Saw this piece and thought it might be of interest here:

"I wrote an essay about my oldest son and his love of a popular gay television character, Glee's Blaine, and how this crush led to him telling me he wanted to kiss boys, not girls. I naively posted it to a blog, thinking some fans of the show might think it was cute.

Within 24 hours it had been reposted and "liked" over 30,000 times on the blog's website. It wasn't long before messages started flooding in, other websites began posting it and people were commenting. The response was overwhelming positive. What I thought was a simple story about my kid and our family had clearly stuck a chord with a lot of people.

It also made some people uncomfortable. Of the criticisms, the most common is that my son is six years old and doesn't know anything about sex. While I fully acknowledge this may not be the end-all-and-be-all to my son's sexual orientation, I object to the idea that being gay is only about sexual acts. Our emotions and feelings, our attractions and compulsions, all contribute, not just our body parts. If my son had a crush on the star of iCarly, I doubt people would be saying he was too young to have those sexual feelings towards a girl. I think they would think it was an innocent schoolboy crush, which is exactly what it is....
The horrible and hate filled words of the Michele Bachmann's of the world take on a whole new level of disgusting when picturing them being screamed at a group of kindergartners and first graders. They are unnatural. They are sinners. They are going to hell. They are dirty, wrong and sick.

These people would tell my innocent little boy (who currently wants to be a fireman-ninja when he grows up) he is the biggest threat the American family... because he wants to kiss boys and not girls.

The reality is they are pounding these words of ignorance and hate into the ears and minds of gay children every day. And those children are hearing them. I know because many of those kids are now writing to me. Kids as young as 14 have sent me messages. So many are scared children, who sure as hell did not choose this for themselves, living in fear of their family finding out because they know full well what their mom and dad will say. And they tell me they wish I was their mom."
Lessons from Sharing the Story of My (Possibly) Gay 6-Year-Old Son

[Eris0303]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 12:26pm

Fireman-ninja is quite possibly the coolest career choice of all time.

Very well-written blog and I completely agree. These wing-nuts are telling our kids they're evil and wrong. If they want to find that a mirror isn't very far away.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 12:29pm

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear
You've got to be taught
From year to Year
It's got to be drummed
in your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
To be Afraid
Of people whose eyes
are oddly made
And people whose skin
Is a different shade
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are 6 or 7 or 8
To hate all the people
your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 1:06pm

I agree with this guy wholeheartedly.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 1:31pm

Great story and what a wonderful loving family!

Another unmentioned positive to this story is that the kid will avoid gettin' cooties from some girl.

[AC126748]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 2:52pm

If my son had a crush on the star of iCarly, I doubt people would be saying he was too young to have those sexual feelings towards a girl.

This.

[geaj]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 6:54pm

Consider him normal, and love him none-the-less! You made me smile!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 10/4/11 at 7:02pm

That is so perfectly expressed.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 10/6/11 at 1:08am

Just as I was getting ready to go to bed someone posted on this link that I had on my FB. I'm so mad I'm shaking.

Kim please, these shows like Glee that say it's ok, it's not!!! and this is just a small boy. he is watching this happen. c'mon mom, don't allow him to watch such filth!!!

Kristin Márie Veronica What's not okay? Being gay?

Kim I will not go into my faith but we as parents much control what our children watch. These shows say that this behavior is okay!

Kristin Márie Veronica That shows two people in a loving and happy relationship? How dare they! They only filth I see is coming out of the mouths of people like you whose comments are what drive these CHILDREN to commit suicide. But what do you care? One less gay person to sully your perfectly demented world. If God hated gays so much why did he create them? Because he "loves wondrous varieties" (quoting Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves there). It's time people shut their fiction books and looked at the world around them. These are people who deserve love just as much as you seem to think you do. You will no longer sully my facebook page with your hate. I hope the little boy mentioned in this blog grows up in a world better than the one you're trying to create. F**K YOU AND THE WHORE YOU RODE IN ON!

Kristin Márie Veronica MY God doesn't not discriminate. MY God does not hate! YOUR God seems to have said "my way or the highway"

After I deleted her she messaged me to say that I have a very vulgar mouth.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 10/6/11 at 1:14am

After I deleted her she messaged me to say that I have a very vulgar mouth.

Well maybe ya do, but so what? You were right, and she was wrong!

[Eris0303]

Posted: 10/6/11 at 1:21am

My momma done be proud of my mouth lol

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 10/6/11 at 1:25am

I hear ya! My husband has said that I can cuss like a sailor while getting ready for church. lol