Twitter Turns #SignsYoSonIsGay Hashtag Into Warm and Fuzzy Support Group
This morning someone out there woke up, opened the window, took a breath of fresh air and said, "I'm going to start a homophobic hashtag on Twitter." At least that's how I imagine the very unfunny #SignsYoSonIsGay hashtag, not unlike the Android App called "Is My Son Gay?", was born. Soon, others demonstrated their own profoundly shallow perception of gay people (as well as their own grammatical indiscretions). For instance:
#SignsYoSonIsGay he has an interest in Fashion.
— ✌❤ (@PlurNiggie) October 18, 2012
What the creator likely did not expect, however, is that the good citizens of Twitter would use the very hashtag that inspired this insensitive conversation to defend their gay sons, who are productive members of society, and whose typical Saturday morning plans don't likely include starting an insensitive hashtag game on Twitter. Some of the most inspiring examples below:
#signsYoSonIsGay He's the brave and beloved chaplain of the New York City Fire Department who became the first official casualty of 9/11.
— Maer Roshan (@MaerRoshan) October 19, 2012
#SignsYoSonIsGay He invented the computer and won World War II by cracking the Nazis' ciphers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turi…
— Adam Lee (@DaylightAtheism) October 19, 2012
#SignsYoSonIsGay The terror and isolation he experienced in his youth have turned him into a strong, independent and compassionate man.
— Dave Holmes (@DaveHolmes) October 19, 2012
#signsyosonisgay He loves his husband & children more fiercely, appreciates them more because their legal standing is so precarious
— randy roberts potts (@randyrpotts) October 19, 2012