I told my son when he was five that our neighbors and good friends (two men) lived together like a husband and wife because they loved each other he seemed to understand it fine...
It made him a better person and did not make him gay.
Considering that you're a total piece of shit, you don't have much credibility in claiming exposing your son to perverts made him a better person.
With all due respect, I don't believe TM said his son was a better person because he was exposed to gays. TM merely said his son was a better person because he defended one of his friends in Jr high who came out.
This is more than a simple play on words. We live in crowded world in which there are many gays. Interacting with gays is simply unavoidable. It is HOW we interact with them which defines who WE are. We can either ridicule and intimidate them, which defines us as being bigoted; or we can merely tolerate them, which defines us as being indifferent; or we can go one step further than toleration and embrace and defend them, judging them by their character rather than their sexual orientation, which defines as as being sensitive and fair.
TM's son was not gay; therefore his friendship with his gay classmate was based on other factors, more important factors. Perhaps his friend was more intelligent, ethical, kind, caring, hard-working, humble, fun-loving, dependable, or courageous than other classmates who were straight. I think a young man who defends a classmate is in fact a better person that one who would abandon a friend in time of need.
TM's son is well on his way to manhood not because he is exposed to gays but rather because of how he treats his friends whether they are gay or not.
I find it strange that some people think that being gay is so terrible that it outweighs all other aspects of one's character. I will simply say this is not how I feel. I am not gay but there are many gays I consider to be morally superior to many straights. I wonder, at what point does character finally mean more than sexual orientation? I suppose for some people the answer is never.
I don't often agree with TM, but I am on his side on this one. Big time.