Human Interest, LGBTQ

Gay ‘Humans Of New York’ Teen Breaks The Web’s Heart — Hillary’s Response Is AWESOME!

Humans Of New York is a photography project by Brandon Stanton. It is wildly popular on Facebook, depicting New Yorkers in real life situations, displaying real life emotions.

A picture of a young teenager was posted on Friday, and the internet wept. With the caption “I’m homosexual and I’m afraid about what my future will be and that people won’t like me,” the photo has been shared nearly 40,000 times, and the tens of thousands of comments are full of love for a stranger and encouragement from a society that is becoming more progressive and accepting by the day.

There are, of course, the occasional trolls who wander in, but they aren’t lasting long. The humans are speaking out, they’re taking over, and it is absolutely fantastic. Every third or fourth comment it seems is a personal story of coming out, of the acceptance people have embraced in their hearts for the LGBT community. Others express the same concerns as the boy in the photo for their own reasons. There are those who endure body shaming, those who are vilified for not following their family’s religion, those who feel different because they’re nerdy and smart. Basically the entire thread has become a beautiful meeting place for…everybody.

Here’s a small taste of the love that progressive people can offer to a complete stranger:

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When the official Hillary Clinton campaign page weighed in, her followers were thrilled to see the posted signed “-H,” meaning Hillary herself authored it. She wrote:

Prediction from a grown-up: Your future is going to be amazing. You will surprise yourself with what you’re capable of and the incredible things you go on to do. Find the people who love and believe in you – there will be lots of them.

Simple, realistic advice from an amazing woman whose life is full of trials and tribulations, strength and victory.

Hopefully this youngster is feeling better today knowing that so many have his back, that the hate and fear of those who refuse to progress because they refuse to even attempt to understand is a blight on their own spirit, not his.

And of course the bottom line: You don’t mess with New Yorkers.

 

Thanks to Humans of New York for this amazing story and featured image

Charles Topher

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  • Keith Welnicke

    What he thinks is a weakness is a strength that we could all learn from. Keep your chin up and good things will come your way. If you were my son, I would be damn proud.

  • LarryEWells

    Remarkable the difference in what Clinton had go say verses what Huckabee and other righting supposed Christians would have probably said.

    • MaxineMorel

      That’s the difference between a Democrat and a Republican, Larry, a better understanding of a God that is kind, loving, and compassionate; one that is slow to anger, quick to love. Their ‘God’ is vengeful, mean, judgmental, and unjust. I don’t know their God, who, by the way, does not exist, because He is contrary to what the Bible teaches.

      • crazyottojr

        Sorry but words from a rather corrupt individual means nothing. All children, gay or straight are valuable and precious. We should not forget that all children have their battles to deal with over self worth and self esteem. It is our job as responsible adults to help lift them up and deliver a message of love. Unfortunately Hillary is hardly a beacon of love. She is a desperate politician hanging on ever so tightly to an idea of power. We need to dismiss those to that divide us and work to find the common thread that binds us. While this sounds like a cliche it has never been so true. While I don’t disagree with the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling, I do disagree with their advocacy, . That said, lets move on and begin to respect the right to each others beliefs. Lets demand a candidate that will put this country on the right economic track. Quit borrowing more than we can repay. Lets lower the debt to GDP ratio back down to the 20% range. Let’s get out of the way of small businesses so they can prosper. Let’s have a rational and civil debate on solutions to really fix the healthcare system in order for it to work equitably for all. Hillary is no better than the rest you seem to have such disdain for. My suggestion is to look beyond words written by an over paid speech writer pandering for votes and lets try to find something more than another vacuous politician

        • Steve

          Bernie Sanders was publicly supporting and doing something about Equal rights for LGBTQ, Women and African Americans over 30 years ago before any of it was the popular thing to do. There is no reason to do back-flips because a one time supporter of “traditional” marriage all of a sudden changes her tune. She never says something that isn’t supported by most people. Just like she won’t give her opinion on the TPP, she is a professional politician.

  • Josh Weinstein

    Republicans are furious, I’m sure. I even read a comment where one woman wanted him to be deported - apparently she does not understand that gays come from RIGHT HERE, or maybe her hatred for Mexicans was overlapping with her hatred for gays. In any event, this is a HUGELY POSITIVE thing! I can see that the number of comments SUPPORTING gays have INCREASED GREATLY, while the number of comments from the haters have DECREASED and they are getting very few likes. They HAVE, however, retained their FULL STUPIDITY, so it is nice to see that some things will never change!

  • David Harpe

    To the youngster in the photo: You, my friend, are on your way to a bright and promising future. And it looks as if you will have an abundance of encouragement, love and prayerful support along the way. I am happy to add my name to that list. Blessings!