Thank you for this. I'm not sure what 'not that young' is. I would have guessed you were in your late teens or early twenties. I'm not sure how old or young that is to you.
I just want to try one last time, in the spirit of the goodwill you have shown. I'm sure you are aware that the suicide rates for gay teens is far higher than for their straight counterparts. Sometimes it's not what we say or do, but what we passively condone. Every time you snicker about Ed's discomfort at being perceived as gay, you are condoning the behaviour that makes this an insult. I know this is just a fun gossipy forum, but lots of people who don't post here read it. I joined because it seemed a lot nicer than Facebook or twitter. So being something of an elitist (I'm sure you never guessed), I'd like to think we're a bit better than other social media sites. We like clever insults as against cheap shots.
To bring this back to Big Brother…OMG! I'm sure you're well aware that Drew's my favourite. His looks and intelligence were great starting points, but for me, the highlight of the show was his friendship with Ben, who says quite openly that Drew was also his favourite. By sharing a bed with Ben in the Presidential Suite, through the laughs and kisses and hugs, Drew showed through his actions that being gay isn't an issue. Here's one of the 'cool kids' patently not caring about the sexuality of a friend. That matters a lot. Some kid watching BB took heart from that, and another one thought he needed to stop being so uptight about appearing to like that gay kid in his class. As far as I'm concerned that made Drew a standout guy.
But even he's sorry.
