By Natalie Rose

This article isn’t on break-ups, or how to ask a guy out. It’s about how to tell a friend their crush doesn’t like, well, girls. I’m only fourteen and I have quite a few guy friends who are gay, they are some of the best human beings on the face of the Earth. The only problem is that teen societies aren’t always ready to welcome gay people with open arms.

Take my school for example, there are two guys who are super flamboyant and obviously see their girl friends as “just friends.” These girls, and others, however, view them as a bit more. I’ve gone home feeling bad for these guys when a girl gets mad she’s been rejected and bad mouths him, or says he’ll warm up to her, eventually. It’s even worse when a girl calls some class clown gay in front of their faces out of spite.

Sure, maybe the guy’s just flamboyant, but there are certain things one simply cannot overlook. One guy is a bit flirty when it comes to gestures, he flicks his head and winks at you for no reason, or he’ll go up behind you and whisper “hi” in a truly immature way. Well, my former classmates have all had reservations on him for years, even some of my friends have asked me if I think he likes them. There’s also another guy, he’s a really good person. I think girls subconsciously block out his femininity because he was tormented for dancing for many years, and they don’t want to hurt him. He’s fake-dated some of his out of school friends just so guys, and girls alike would leave him alone. I know it hurts him to lie, I’ve seen the cut scars on his arm. I remember when half my class was head over heels for him, including all my friends. If your friend likes a guy you think, or know is gay, just tell her, it’ll hurt more in the long run if you don’t. Don’t put it in a way that sounds malicious or jealous, but honestly, gay guys are the absolute best friends a girl can have.

I personally don’t get all the anti-gay actions going on right now. They are people too, and I’ll be very impressed if a girl can look past that and accept they will never be more than friends.