Houston blogger, Kathleen McKinley, better known as “Texas Sparkle”, wrote a piece this week about the onslaught of suicides among LGTBQ teens in which she not only blames the loving parents and caring adults in the lives of these teens and young adults, she blames the victims for coming out in the first place. She goes so far as to say, in response to a reader’s comment:

“*note: Let’s see. Being in the closet for a few years vs. being dead. Yep. I choose the former. “

Yes, because rather than seeking support among your family, friends, and peers, you should hide who you are, because otherwise, kids, you are just asking for it. 

This only scratches the surface of her vitriol. And the fact that she goes on to respond to commenters with furthered ignorance and snide comments that seek to degrade and shut them down shows what an ignorant and irresponsible person she is. 

But hey, remember kids, this is your fault, and how dare your parents accept you for who you are: 

Why in the world would you give teenagers a REASON to tease you? Oh, yes, because the adults tell you to embrace who you are, the only problem? Kids that age are just discovering who they are. They really have no idea yet.  The adults tell you to “come out,” when what we should be telling them is that sex is for adults, and there is plenty of time for figuring out that later.

I think shows like Glee make it WORSE for gays teens. This isn’t just a mistake we have made with gay teens. It’s for all teens. We have created a culture where girls think it’s perfectly fine to dress like a hooker, where boys think one night stands are just a part of growing up. We have sexualized our kids with movies, music, and culture, and now we have viruses like HPV running rampant before they even go to college. We should all be ashamed of ourselves.

 The 15 year old who committed suicide had started a “Rainbow Club” at his high school. Was there NO ADULT anywhere that could have said that maybe that isn’t such a good idea? Oh, no. Because that would be politically incorrect. Good grief. The idea of a high school club based on who you want to sleep with is absurd to begin with.