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I originally posted this on another forum during the GH hiatus back on August 28 2014. I'm posting it here now along with an update.
Watch this Youtube video. I did.
It is a disturbing example of how adults over the age of 21 gang up on and verbally then physically abuse a 19 year old boy who comes out to them. I cringed when I heard it.
My family has never treated me in any way like this. They have protected me and loved me. I wish I could change the world...
How not to react when your child tells you that he's gay
This video shows one family’s awful reaction to their child coming out as gay, during which he is kicked out of his home and physically abused.
Featured in the video is 19-year-old Daniel, brought up in a religious household, who tells his parents that he is gay.
On doing so, he is hit, shouted at and told he must move out. He said he was called a “damned queer” and a “piece of shit”.
“I believe in the word of God. And God creates nobody that way, it is a path that you have chosen,” his mother says.
“Since you have chosen that path, we will not support you any longer. You will need to move out and find wherever you can to live and do you want to. I will not let people believe I condone what you do.”
The video was posted to Reddit by Daniel’s boyfriend, username rhythmknight, with the message: “My boyfriend got kicked out of his home and disowned yesterday. It’s been a really traumatic experience for him, and I feel so terrible and angry that this happened.
“Fortunately, he’s living with a friend for now. Seems like he can be there long-term until he’s able to support himself.
“I’m so sad that so many people have to go something like this. For any of you that have, what’s the best way I can support him?”
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with living costs of the teenager, and at time of publication had raised $19,440 (£11,718).
Watch this Youtube video. I did.
It is a disturbing example of how adults over the age of 21 gang up on and verbally then physically abuse a 19 year old boy who comes out to them. I cringed when I heard it.
My family has never treated me in any way like this. They have protected me and loved me. I wish I could change the world...