--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There was this guy, he must have been…" description: "\"There was this guy, he must have been young, who told me on Twitter: 'CupcakKe, I just told my mom I'm gay and I'm getting kicked out.' And it just hit..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/cupcakke-16309_gay_there-was-this-guy-he-must-have-been-you_1628542.jpg" --- # There was this guy, he must have been young, who told me… ![“There was this guy, he must have been young, who told me on Twitter: 'CupcakKe, I just told my mom I'm gay and I'm getting kicked out.' And it just hit home. I automatically replied, 'If you need a hotel, I'll pay for it. Let me make sure you're OK.'” quote by Cupcakke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/cupcakke-16309_gay_there-was-this-guy-he-must-have-been-you_1628542.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/cupcakke-16309_gay_there-was-this-guy-he-must-have-been-you_1628542.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/cupcakke-16309_gay_there-was-this-guy-he-must-have-been-you_1628542.jpg) > “There was this guy, he must have been young, who told me on Twitter: 'CupcakKe, I just told my mom I'm gay and I'm getting kicked out.' And it just hit home. I automatically replied, 'If you need a hotel, I'll pay for it. Let me make sure you're OK.'” [Cupcakke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cupcakke/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Compassionate support counters stigma, offering practical help to those facing family rejection. **In simple terms:** Offer help to those in crisis. Key Takeaway Be a safe ally. Themes acceptance support LGBTQ Mood supportive encouraging Type personal activist When to use this quote - family conflict - homelessness - emergency aid Key Concepts altruism solidarity online activism Questions to Reflect On - How can you provide lasting support? - What resources help LGBTQ youth in crisis? 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YAY](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivan/omg-i-was-just-told-that-i-m-going-to-get-a-a-on-my-test-yay/) [VIVAN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivan/) > [“You just told those people that I'm a sexual deviant," he said through clenched teeth. "And apparently, one with the intelligence of a ten-year-old.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-james/you-just-told-those-people-that-i-m-a-sexual-deviant-he-said-through/) [Julie James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-james/) > [I shouldn't believe anything I say, if I were you-and that includes what I just told you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasper-fforde/i-shouldn-t-believe-anything-i-say-if-i-were-you-and-that-includes/) [Jasper Fforde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasper-fforde/) > [“Yes. 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Don't nurse any romantic options about me just because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-brown/whatever-else-you-were-about-to-say-don-t-don-t-look-at-me-all-calf/) [Sandra Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-brown/) > [Just to be told 'you're in a leadership role' - I'd relish whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-ramsdale/just-to-be-told-you-re-in-a-leadership-role-i-d-relish-whatever/) [Aaron Ramsdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-ramsdale/) ## More by Cupcakke > [You can't catch me outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cupcakke/you-can-t-catch-me-outside/) [Cupcakke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cupcakke/) > [I grew up with Chief Keef and Lil Reese. 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I'm all about equality, that's the main thing and the only thing I'm about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cupcakke/equality-equality-equality-i-m-all-about-equality-that-s-the-main/) [Cupcakke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cupcakke/) > [Nothing's holding me back. 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