Shakespeare says in his sonnets that “procreation” and “poetry” are the means to immortality so the same thing could be said by foundations, by plays, and other sources of literature and entertainment and news sources. Think about it. Matthew Shepard died in exactly the same manner as his fictional counterparts, and while taken from the world, he really isn’t dead because he lives on through his mother’s work: The Matthew Shepard Foundation. Same thing with the countless stories of - wait for it - heartbreak in the modern mythology of gay men. The rash of suicides - getting attention - in 2011 led to purple ribbons being worn in memorandum so all those kids are still alive as well. From another point the ones who don’t die, like Ellen and Neil Patrick Harris, gay icons of today’s time - that aren’t pornstars - that came out and were quite metaphorically crucified, disappeared for a while and then came back. Far more loved and successful than before. This idea of death and resurrection. does it remind you of someone my sweet little angel? Because right there is a hidden archetypal pattern in gay mythology. As more and more morally(relative) driven people try to prove to the world that gays are against the will of God they prove IF ANYTHING that gays are like the SON of God. Honey, that thesis statement looks so fierce on you right now, you don’t even know.