Glee episode focuses on gay teen bullying

By Staff Writer

Many teens are familiar with the hit television show Glee. The musical-comedy-drama features a group of high school students in a glee club that struggle with different types of social drama, both serious and comedic, The Phoenix reports.

The club is comprised of several student archetypes, including promiscuous cheerleaders, a punk and a dumb jock, among others. Another one of these students is Kurt Hummel, who is the only 'out' kid in the school.

In a recent episode, Kurt is bullied and then offered no help by his glee teacher. Kurt later runs into Blaine, a gay student at a more tolerant school, who tells him to stand up for himself and confront the bully.

Regardless of the danger involved in physical confrontation, the stunt works for Kurt. When it looks like things are about to get physically violent, the bully leaps forward and gives Kurt a passionate kiss.

Glee is promoting strength, survival and endurance in gay teens, according to the news source.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 46 percent of males and 26 percent of females reported that they had been in physical fights as a result of bullying.