Rick Mercer calls for role models for gay teens
Mercer appeared on CBC Radio's The Current with Anna-Maria Tremonti on Thursday and discussed his life as a gay man, and his call on The Rick Mercer Report this week for more gay adults to act as role models for gay teens.
Jake Shears, lead singer of the Scissor Sisters, has spoken out against homophobic bullying and said he is proud to be a gay role model.