Originally Posted by CMK29:
“Do you know what the suicide rates are for LGBTQ teens? The homelessness rates? It's massively important for these young people to see positive, accepted role models in the media. So it is relevant that on one of the biggest shows in the UK, the last two standing are people they can identify with. And I know there's a huge degree of manipulation behind the scenes (as with anything Satan Cowell is within a hundred miles of) but anything that helps young LGBTQ feel they aren't alone is no bad thing in my book.”
Indeed. These days every time you dare to mention a famous person's sexuality you have an army of people having a go at you saying "Why does it matter? It's 2016, no one cares anymore!". It's code for "this makes me really uncomfortable, please get back in the closet and stay there".