Once again we hear of the superior parenting skills of those heterosexuals. Now a man has killed his three year old while trying to "toughen" him up because he thought he might be gay (see above link).
I can't begin to tell you how sick this makes me feel inside. Gays are abused, beaten and murdered all around the world every day. By governments and individuals alike. But to think that a parent would do this to his own child, all for fear he might be gay.
How do we protect gay youth? We thought we only had to start in high schools where gay kids are picked on every day. How could we possibly help a poor three year old boy who wouldn't even understand why his father hated him in the first place. Where are the right-wing Christianists now, the ones screaming about family values? A poor defenseless child, not safe in the bosom of his own family.
To make matters worse, the man's wife and friends all said the same thing. Oh, he was only trying to toughen him up so he wouldn't be gay. Like, of course that's what he should be doing. All in the best interest of the child. What a bunch of sick f..ks.
I only hope that the man, and his wife, get life in prison. They deserve nothing less.
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