Coming Out to My Conservative Christian Dad On Camera

I decided to come out to my family in honor of National Coming Out Day and my 23rd birthday. I'm sharing the video so that it might help give courage and inspire anyone that may still be afraid to come out. I was terrified my whole life of people finding out I'm gay, especially with my extremely conservative parents so I know what it's like. My dad gave permission to share this as he feels the same.

These are the resources I gave to my family:
“Prayers for Bobby”-
“For the Bible Tells Me So”- Netflix
The Bible and Homosexuality-
“Fish Out of Water”-

Here are links to support organizations for LGBT people:

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[eirikmurito]

Its time for your dad to come out too. I know hes santa claus..

[alidedereal]

He wasnt surprised at all. I think he already knew deep down.

[annemariefenton]

He explained this so eloquently even when under the stress of coming out to his conservative father. Props to you man. Good for you.

[drunkenrampage]

Me: "Dad, I'm gay."
Dad: "He better be rich."

[DT-gnqw]

"hey dad I'm gay"
"Yeah I know"
The end

[cretium]

He was raised with the strong conviction that gays are bad, and put that aside for the love for his son. What a wonderful father, and much respect to you.

[zoobledooble]

I felt like he needed a hug.... Hes probably tortured himself for years not knowing how his family would react... It must have been a great relief to just finally say it....very brave! live you're life to the fullest and be happy 🤗

[captainteeko]

I don't see why ppl hate gays so much... Jesus had two dads and he turned out great!!

[jesuschrist]

I remember when my dog came out to me as gay. I was shocked to begin with but then I realised that he’s still a good boy, even though the future may be ruff for him.

[BostonSecret]

Damn. He definitely did not see this coming. Like honestly this is like a dog sitting you down and being like bro... im a dog

[mercury]

When I read "conservative Christian" I was thinking this is gonna go so badly. I'm happy that his dad is quite open-minded. And I shouldn't have a stereotype amongst a single label.

[whatevereyewant]

Dammit. I have the same sweater. I guess I have to go talk to my dad.

[deyvdkevin]

I'm from Brazil and I tried to come out to my parents but they didn't accept me, they're VERY conservatives. Sometimes they say things against gays in front of me and it breaks my heart, so I decided to study a lot, focus in my future and when I move for my own home to have my own life I'll live by myself and do what I think is better.

[beteeho]

From one gay man to another, my dead cat knew you were gay.

[Clay_Bentonite]

I'm conservative. I love gay people and I am glad they can be more open these days about things. People feel what they feel and are what they are.

[kevindam]

12:07 - he called himself an 'old, bigoted, single-minded person'. Your dad admitting that and accepting you means he is no longer a bigoted, single-minded person. Tell him I'm proud of him.

[TarasTarot]

“As all us old, bigoted, single-minded people drop off the face of the Earth, you’ll have a whole different generation of people who are more accepting.” Yesss! That’s where we’re headed. Love that your Dad said this. You both handled it so well!

[wellyoucaneatmyanusyouugly]

Call me rude but how did he not already know you were gay?

[JayAlfordElementJMusic]

I hate when people refer to being gay as a "lifestyle". It's not a lifestyle, it's a sexual orientation. A lifestyle is being a celebrity or something, geez.

[blancaw]

11:52 "It doesn't even break my heart because I've kind of known all the time. What hurts is knowing, what you're facing I had to feel. And as all us old bigoted, single-minded people drop off the face of the earth you'll have a whole different generation of people who are more accepting." That part was very touching.