Post by Jeanne Sager
If Glee is the TV show most likely to remind bullied kids that they're not alone, Chris Colfer is the star most likely to give them hope that one day it will all be over. It wasn't that long ago that the 22-year-old Golden Globe winner was one of them. Parents, listen up, what he has to say could change the way you treat your own kids too. It would be enough that Colfer has given the world a tender and moving portrayal of glee club member Kurt Hummel's slow move from closeted gay teen to out loud and proud. But now that he has opened up even more about what it was like to grow up as a gay kid in Clovis, California, the actor has given a real gift to American parents.![]()
If Glee is the TV show most likely to remind bullied kids that they're not alone, Chris Colfer is the star most likely to give them hope that one day it will all be over. It wasn't that long ago that the 22-year-old Golden Globe winner was one of them. Parents, listen up, what he has to say could change the way you treat your own kids too. It would be enough that Colfer has given the world a tender and moving portrayal of glee club member Kurt Hummel's slow move from closeted gay teen to out loud and proud. But now that he has opened up even more about what it was like to grow up as a gay kid in Clovis, California, the actor has given a real gift to American parents.