Hillary Clinton Encourages Distraught Gay Child Depicted in Viral Photo
“Your future is going to be amazing,” the presidential candidate wrote.
— -- This Humans of New York photo showing what it says is a distraught young boy crying because he is gay has gone viral, with thousands of people commenting on Facebook offering advice and words of support.
“I’m homosexual and I’m afraid about what my future will be and that people won’t like me,” the caption reads.
The image on the photoblog seems to have grabbed the attention and pulled at the heartstrings of even Hillary Clinton, who left her own message for the unidentified child as well.
“Prediction from a grown-up: Your future is going to be amazing,” she wrote. “You will surprise yourself with what you’re capable of and the incredible things you go on to do. Find the people who love and believe in you – there will be lots of them.”
The comment was signed “-H,” meaning it’s actually from her.
Here’s a screenshot Clinton’s Deputy Communications Director Kristina Schake tweeted: