Gay "Teen" Facebook Photo & Quote Goes Viral

My skeptic meter was triggered by this one, specifically is the boy really a teen (he looks younger to me) and did the photographer have permission to use the photo and quote him?

The Facebook photo & quote.

Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres Write Sweet Responses to Gay Teen in Humans of New York Post

Quote:

Social media-savvy Hillary Clinton isn’t wasting any time reaching out to her digital community. The Democratic presidential hopeful caught wind of a touching Humans of New York post recently and made quite a dent in the blogosphere herself by responding with words of encouragement. The original post, which shows a young boy looking distressed with his head in his hands, is captioned with the boy’s words: “I’m homosexual and I’m afraid about what my future will be and that people won’t like me.” An outpouring of support and shares quickly made the post viral, and Clinton’s contribution brought even more attention to the boy’s story (the boy's identity is not known, as Humans of New York is known for not identifying its subjects). http://ift.tt/1KPqQT3

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