/Why do we have to put up with this crap?/
I don't know, Itbear, why do all sane, reasonable people have to put up with your cr*p?
/There have been gays since the beginning of time./
Finally, a true statement.
/Who cares that this kid is out of the closet?/
The girl, her family, her friends, and self-righteous bigots like you who feel offended at the very sight of people who are different.
/I only wish they would all go back to the closet. They would be much easier to tolerate./
Yes, it's much better to shove something to the side, out of plain sight, instead of acknowledging its existence. Homosexuals should go back to the closet, battered wives should continue to powder their faces with makeup to hide the bruises, pregnant teenage girls should be exiled from their homes, and blacks should go back to the back of the bus. You are a hypocritical bigot.