Then came the dreams every boy has going through puberty. During 7 th-grade gym-class showers, it was clear. 'At swimming lessons at a public pool, in the showers, I was amazed. I was attracted to other guys,' Hott said. Others saw an example of a sexualized culture where children were feeling compelled to make statements about their sexual identity years too early. When some looked at the picture, they saw a cry for equality.
That's despite Facebook administrators removing the image for a short time.Ĭontroversy swirled. The caption underneath the photo simply read: 'I'm homosexual and I'm afraid about what my future will be and that people won't like me.' The photo had more than 500,000 'likes' and 45,000 shares on Facebook in the first day. | SWBTSĭALLAS (Christian Examiner)-Last summer, a simple photo of a young boy weeping on a step in New York City posted by the popular blog 'Humans of New York' went viral. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Charles 'Charley' Hott, who in the 1970's owned a string of gay bars and was fully involved in living a homosexual lifestyle, gave his testimony at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept.
