So wrong.. so wrong..

And so I read that homosexuals are coming out from the closet, younger. As young as 10, 11, 12. Back in my days when I was 10,11,12, I was least interested or aware about human sexuality. My Chopper bicycle with its front basket kept me busy. But now, kids are professing their sexual orientation even before they reach puberty. Loe soon mei sang chai leh..

I read an article sometime back. Dang, wish I had archived it so I could link it here. But gooly's mama didn't. Bah! So the gist of the story line:

An American boy wore 3-inch heels to school, put on makeup like a pro and openly declared that he was gay. He was 10. Some teachers were against his cross-dressing while some thought it was his prerogative. Being his flamboyant self, he taunted other boys, making claims that so and so wanted him sexually, and who and who were closet case. He was hated in school for his antics. But he didn't seem to be bothered, or did he? His means of retaliation were by donning on more elaborated girlie accessories and making bold advances towards other boys in the shower room, touching them and mocking them. And one day, one of the boys drew a gun and shot him to death.

So who is the bully here? Was he even gay, or a child seeking attention?

Of course, everything is just so wrong. The taunting, the self-proclamation of his sexual preference at 10, the licensed gun, the murder.

Things are not as simple as ten or twenty years back, when what we hear about gays are them seeking equality/freedom to be who they are; when gays are genuine gays. With so many celebrities coming out of the closet with all the positiveness about being proud of who you are, what you are, and gay's right and power, we have yet come to another more complicating phenomena. It's human nature to misuse power when opportunity rises. The power to be cool, the power to gain attention, the power to be different. All for the wrong reason.

Complicating, ain't it? How do we reverse this? To put it crudely, back to the 80s when gays are gays, and non-gays are not. No pretense whatsoever..

Aiyar.. things like these can only happen in the States, you say? Think again. We didn't have many gruesome murder cases last time, did we? And anyways, it just takes one such sad life story to make us more conscious about raising our kids right.