I talked about this on my podcast last week. But I have two students in my class who are the best of friends. I talked about how they hold hands and hang on each other all the time and how innocent their affection is at this age.

Today we went on a field trip and the whole time we were walking around these two were holding hands. I thought it was just adorable. They have no idea how this will change as they get older. And this has nothing to do with being gay at all. These are just two really good friends who show their affection by holding hands and hanging on each other. I know by next year they won’t be able to do this and not have other kids say things to them. No one says anything to them now. It’s very innocent and wonderful. I wish we could keep this innocence on into adulthood.

I’ve edited the picture to protect their identities of course. I just wanted to show how they hold hands.