DAYS OF LOT:
‘Openly gay’ 3-year-old goes viral on social media
On Tuesday, the LGBT website Pride shared
a series of tweets from a woman named Caren, who says her
three-year-old nephew/godchild “proudly admits that he is gay.”
According to Caren, the boy’s interests include braiding hair, putting
makeup on dolls, and pretending to be a beauty queen.
“No one taught or forced him. He, on his own, showed interest in these things,” she claims.
However,
Caren also made conflicting statements as to whether she means her
nephew actually has feelings for other boys. She says that "I didn't
mean that being gay = showing/doing feminine stuff,” but also maintains
that he’s happy “[r]egardless if he knows what it takes to be gay.”
“What
if we were allowed to figure out who we are with unconditional support
from our families” instead of having sexualities “policed” from the
start with “gender reveals and gendered toys,” Pride’s Taylor Henderson
asks. He claims that this child “is living that dream.”
The news has pro-family advocates deeply concerned for the child’s safety.
"It's
sick that anyone would celebrate a three-year-old boy thinking he's
'gay,'" said Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans For Truth About
Homosexuality (AFTAH) and assistant director of MassResistance. "Why
can't activists just leave the children alone in their innocence?"
"This
boy was obviously influenced by a corrupt adult's agenda,” he
continued. “One of the byproducts of LGBTQ fanaticism is that 'gay' and
'trans' militants are constantly looking for ways to indoctrinate very
young children in their ideology--even to the point pushing
pro-homosexual and pro-transgender picture books on toddlers. They want
offset the normal, healthy development that comes from being raised in a
stable, faith-filled home with a loving mom and dad who are committed
to each other for life in marriage.”
The
Pride.com article goes on to share a handful of celebratory reactions
on Twitter, including that “this made my day,” “this is so cute,” and
“my heart is so happy.”
The article was later updated
to replace the story with a statement from Caren saying she deleted her
original postings because she “couldn’t stand reading hate messages,”
and that there was “no point in fighting with close-minded people.”
Adding
further confusion to her original story, the statement also claims that
her nephew “denies that he is a ‘boy’ because he wants to be a ‘girl.’”
Henderson’s
introduction of the new statement lamented that “homophobic abuse and
bullying of a three-year-old child” inspired the deletion, but the example he linked merely asked a question.
“Are you aware that understanding ones own sexuality requires a good amount of sexual development?” Ashton Whitty tweeted. “Explain to me how your child can develop sexual emotions most 13 year olds don’t understand before puberty?”
Many of Pride’s own commenters on the website and Facebook page raised similar objections.
“Being
interested in things deemed 'feminine' does NOT equal gay,” one said.
“It's offensive to even imply that. He may say he's gay but he doesn't
understand what that means. Ask him in 10 years, then he will
understand.” Another noted that a “3 year old doesn’t even know he’s 3
years old.”
“This
is ridiculous! When I was three I wanted to marry The Luck Dragon from
Never Ending Story... and Cheetos,” a reader quipped.
Children’s mental health experts say
that small boys showing interest in girl’s toys and activities is often
a normal phase and not indicative of homosexual tendencies, but warn
that in some cases it may be an early sign of gender identity disorder.
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