A child's letter to Santa Claus moves the internet: "Can you ask God if he loves me even though I'm gay?"
Christmas is the most magical season of the year, the one that is fervently awaited especially when you are a child, because you receive gifts, sweets and breathe a special air together with your family. Every year, many children in the world write hopeful letters to Santa, extolling their impeccable behavior throughout the year. In these letters, most children ask for games and toys of all kinds, which they would like to find under the tree on Christmas morning. During the holidays, mail people intercept these letters and often post the best and funniest ones on the company's social media pages. One of these letters, written by a child, managed to move thousands of readers.
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Instead of asking for toys, a child named Will wrote a very special request to Santa: "Dear Santa, are you a supporter of the LGBTQ + community? If you speak to God, you could tell him I love him and ask him if he would love me anyway if I was gay. Thanks, Will." The readers' reactions, mostly very touched, were not long in coming: "Oh my God, this letter broke my heart", reads a tweet from Nancy Cruz-Garcia. Still others have pointed out that if this little boy felt the urge to ask Santa such questions, there's a big chance he isn't getting the love he needs.
Many took the side of this child, also offering to give the psychological help that he seemed to implicitly invoke with that letter. There has been no shortage of criticisms and comments from web skeptics, those who believe they are certainly facing fake news and sarcastically ask: "How does a child already know that he is gay?" or "It's not normal for a child to write this letter", and so on. These people are unaware that children start asking questions about their sexuality very early and that all of us, startingfrom the age of 5 or 6, have probably had a "crush" on a kindergarten or elementary school friend, male or female. In short, it is not at all unlikely that a child sensitive to the subject has decided to turn to Santa Claus to address this issue rather than asking for toys. Regardless of everything, what matters most is the love we pass on to our children, who will then be able to accept themselves and love others.
