The world has become more tolerant and progressive in many ways. For example, support of same-sex marriage used to be a minority opinion in the United States, but it has grown by leaps and bounds and is accepted by a majority of people today. That’s huge. But same sex couples still face a lot of stigma, especially when they become parents.

Daniel, a boy studying at the Deerfield Elementary School in Cedar Hills, Utah, had an unpleasant encounter with a homophobic substitute teacher back when he was a fifth grader.

ABC News reported how the offensive incident took place in a classroom a week before the 2019 Thanksgiving. The substitute teacher had asked the fifth graders to share what they were thankful for and the students started answering one by one.

“I’m thankful that I’m finally going to be adopted by my two dads,” Daniel answered when his turn came, reported The Salt Lake Tribune.

That was when the substitute teacher snapped at him and questioned, “Why on earth would you be happy about that?” The teacher elaborated on her views, saying that “two men living together is a sin” and “wrong.” She additionally reportedly told Daniel........

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