
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
Ā© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Glee star Chris Colfer appeared on Tuesday's Gayle King Show to talk about being bullied in high school, winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and why he's happy to be a gay role model.
"It's very strange to hear that people weren't bullied in high school, probably because it was just such a constant for me," Colfer said, referring to his Golden Globes acceptance speech in which he gave a shout-out to all of the kids who were ever told no.
Gayle King said she wasn't bullied in high school, but stressed that she wasn't a bully either. The two then went on to talk about the heart-wrenching stories Colfer hears from kids who watch the show.
"I think now, with the Internet and Facebook, things have gotten worse," King told Colfer. "It's actually scary to me about what young kids are going through."
The two went on to talk about gay kids looking up to Colfer as a role model ("All I can be is myself," he said) and Kurt's relationship with his father on Glee -- a relationship King said she loves.
Listen to the segment here.
"It's very strange to hear that people weren't bullied in high school, probably because it was just such a constant for me," Colfer said, referring to his Golden Globes acceptance speech in which he gave a shout-out to all of the kids who were ever told no.
Gayle King said she wasn't bullied in high school, but stressed that she wasn't a bully either. The two then went on to talk about the heart-wrenching stories Colfer hears from kids who watch the show.
"I think now, with the Internet and Facebook, things have gotten worse," King told Colfer. "It's actually scary to me about what young kids are going through."
The two went on to talk about gay kids looking up to Colfer as a role model ("All I can be is myself," he said) and Kurt's relationship with his father on Glee -- a relationship King said she loves.
Listen to the segment here.
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Watch Now: Pride Today
Latest Stories
Celebrated queer poet Andrea Gibson dead at 49
July 14 2025 6:25 PM
19 photos from 1990s San Francisco show the roots of butch and femme culture
July 14 2025 2:12 PM
Ellen DeGeneres shows unexpected support for Rosie O'Donnell in Trump feud
July 14 2025 12:19 PM
Florida Republican official suspended for social posts mocking Pulse murder victims
July 14 2025 11:41 AM
How drag artists can protect themselves from the far-right attacks
July 14 2025 6:00 AM
Donald Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship ā but he can't
July 12 2025 6:04 PM