Posted on 10/14/2018 5:52:20 PM PDT by Simon Green
To the tune of Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years,” a gay student at Valley High School in Santa Ana, Calif. asked his friend, the straight captain of the football team, to homecoming on National Coming Out Day. His friend said “yes” in order to “set an example” for the school and the community, according to Instinct.
Standing behind a banner that read “I know I am gay but can I take you straight to homecoming,” the gay student, Alexander Duarte, watched his friend Erick Pineda walk a gauntlet of cheering students toward him before Pineda agreed to be his date.
Earlier in the year, Pineda told Duarte, “Yo, take me to homecoming.” That's when Duarte knew he would have to step up the proposal.
For Pineda, saying “yes” to his friend meant stamping out stigma around friendships between straight and gay men.
“It’s very important for me to be going to Homecoming with Alexander because I’m setting an example for not only my school, but also my community,” Pineda. “I was definitely excited to be asked to homecoming because I knew how important this was for my friend and seeing the support from the staff and students was amazing.”
“I’m very grateful to be the captain of the football team. The team is very supportive and multiple teammates have approached me to congratulate me and have given me ‘RESPECT’ for my actions,” he added.
The two men, both 17, have come a long way since freshmen year when Pineda treated Duarte in a way he later apologized for, Duarte told Instinct. After agreeing to be Duarte’s date, Pineda reassured his friend that he had his back.
“He [Pineda] also said that he loved me and that he will always be there for me if needed,” Duarte said.
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that’s sexual harassment. think opposite hey I am a male football player and I really want to take a lesbian to homecoming. there would be a melt down by the LGBT political action groups
I absolutely hate how this group dirties everything positive and wholesome.
Someday soon it will be illegal for a straight person to decline having sex with a gender deranged person.
“How long will God withhold his hand against us?”
The Bible says He is “plentious in mercy”. I would say that’s an understatement.
A couple of things should happen. The Cpt’s girlfriend should dump him and then kick the shit out of the gay guy.
I must say, I thank God every day knowing that I grew up in a sane Country. It’s too bad I can’t say the same now that I’m entering Old Age.
A faggie gets beaten up by a straight girl! Oh the humanity!
;^)
Double extra gross!
Snicker, snicker.
Judging from the photo in the OP, a massive public spectacle was made of asking him out. He knew there would be adverse consequences if he said "no" no matter how politely. He'd be ruined.
Such is the world we live in today and young people understand this all too well.
He put his friend in an impossible spot. If he said no, he’ll be accused of being a homophobe. If he says yes, he has to sacrafice his own chance at a great prom to this guys “look at me” stunt. Come to think of it, he’s no friend.
“...a gauntlet of cheering students...”
I see the problem here.
This is the kind of crap they are teaching the snowflakes in school. No wonder they don’t have time to teach them history, reading and writing.
Would any real girls go out with him after that?
Retch.
It looked like that to me too until I read the part where it was the "straight" guy's idea.
"Earlier in the year, Pineda told Duarte, “Yo, take me to homecoming.” That's when Duarte knew he would have to step up the proposal."
The ironic thing is that all of the girls that are cheering this on feel absolutely within their right to turn down any guy that approaches them.
But they are trying to pressure this straight guy?
What is it about “National Coming Out Day”.
We just had something at work about this. We already have two months of the year dedicated to gay issues and now another day. How many times are needed a year?
The “straight captain of the football team” is going to leave a lot of heartbroken girls who were hoping to be his date to Homecoming. Doesn’t he have a girlfriend? If not, that’s suspicious.
Maybe he could take his girlfriend and the homo; the three of them could have a swell time together.
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