"The Fosters" breaks new ground with the youngest same-sex kiss in TV history.
photo credit: The Advocate Monday night, history was made. For the first time ever, an influential TV show portrayed something that many GLBTQ teens experience: first kisses. We are all used to seeing first kisses between teenage boys and girls, but never has a show portrayed a first kiss between two 13 year old male characters before. Jude and Connor's relationship has grown over the past 3 seasons. We watched Jude (Hayden Byerly) and Connor (Gavin MacIntosh) bond over blue nail polish, and grow closer in their feelings for each other. Unfortunately, our world is still not okay with teenagers questioning their sexuality. Connor's father, who has a distaste for the gay community, has influenced his son to believe that being gay is wrong. Jude, on the other hand, while he is still questioning who he is, he isn't ashamed of what he feels. Connor tries to please his dad by going out with girls, but deep down, he is thinking about Jude. On Monday night's episode, C...