‘Coming Out’: Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words

[___closetome]

The suicide of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University freshman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge last year after discovering that his roommate had secretly streamed his romantic interlude with another man on the Internet, captured worldwide attention. In the wake of his death, stories of gay youths being bullied and taking their own lives

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I'll take "Written by someone with no familiarity with the gay community" for $500

[evewithanapple]

“Glee” has had three storylines involving gay teenagers this season, including the matter-of-fact courtship, with rare onscreen same-sex kissing, of characters played by Chris Colfer and Darren Criss.

. . . along with vocal insistence that bisexuality doesn't exist.

Lady Gaga has countered the antigay rhetoric that many young people hear in their churches and communities with the song “Born This Way,” increasing her already large fan base among gay and lesbian teenagers.

. . . and alienating those who were hurt to hear slurs against them in a song that purported to be about acceptance.

columnist and author Dan Savage in which thousands of lesbian and gay adults shared their stories to assure all teenagers that society has a place for them.

. . . unless you're bisexual, fat, trans, or otherwise not a cis white dude. Then you can just fuck off and stop hurting Savage's worldview.

Re: I'll take "Written by someone with no familiarity with the gay community" for $500

[intrikate88]

MTE.

Re: I'll take "Written by someone with no familiarity with the gay community" for $500

[popehippo]

Dammit, stole my comment.

Re: I'll take "Written by someone with no familiarity with the gay community" for $500

[castalianspring]

Perfect comment is perfect.

[romp]

Cool! The stories seem very powerful, like a virtual community. I see one woman came out to her parents after reading them.

[popehippo]

Lady Gaga has countered the antigay rhetoric that many young people hear in their churches and communities with the song “Born This Way,” increasing her already large fan base among gay and lesbian teenagers.

Excluding the fact that she uses ridiculous appropriation to do so? Thanks but no thanks.

[popehippo]

CYNICAL COMMENT IS CYNICAL AS FUCK

/jaded old lady

[ceruleanst]

Or Joel Brimmerman, 17, who cannot wait for the day he can begin the physical transition to male from female

sigh. They're never going to figure this out, are they?

[ceruleanst]

Oh! Oops.

[lizzy_someone]

So glad to realize I misread it!

[shoujokakumei]

Glee is so not the best gay romance to ever grace television, sorry. The writing is too inconsistent for that.