100 Shocking Tweets From People Who Say They Will Murder Their Gay Child
Here are 100+ real tweets from real people who used Twitter to tell the world that if their child turned out to be gay or lesbian they would murder them. Yes, there actually is a hashtag, #ToMyUnbornChild, which, among other things, has been encouraging people to tweet they will kill their children if they are gay. Those who include the #ToMyUnbornChild Hashtag also are tweeting loving, warm thoughts, like, “I can’t wait to meet you,” and, “If you are gay, I will love you unconditionally. Same if you are straight or anywhere in between,” but also despicable ones, like these below.
It takes a great deal to shock even us, and this may be one of the most-shocking and disgusting stories we’ve ever done.
Fortunately, the #ToMyUnbornChild homophobia seems to have died down over the past few day or two.
We’d like to thank the owner of the Twitter account @homophobes who put together this Storify list of tweets. They write:
On March 12, 2012, the hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild became a trending topic. People used this hashtag to “tweet to” their future child. Here are 100 real tweets from real people — all within 24 hours — saying they would murder their child if he or she was gay.
Caution: reading these tweets can be extremely upsetting.
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