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“There are places in the world where this is going to be a problem, but your home is never going to be one of them”. What a wonderful thing for your Dad to say.
the worst thing about coming out is: having to do it every time you meet new people. I was outed in High-school and physically assaulted and bullied to the point I had to drop out and get a GED.
These stories are exceptional, both in terms of the courage it takes to participate in this programme, but also to demonstrate that there’s no “gay way” So many of these amazing people exhibit completely different personalities and behaviours. What unites them is the incredible courage it must have taken to come out let alone be in this film. When you get older you realise, that you don’t have to explain your sexuality, or life style to any one. What ever, and whoever your neighbours are, they don’t feel it necessary to explain to you that they may be straight? So you realise you don’t have to explain, or apologise, for being different. But with age comes confidence. It’s no longer an issue. And I know that makes a huge difference.
I know of a guy who told his mother and father that he was gay when he was 16 years old, and the father and the brother who wa sin the navy beat him badly and they throw him out of the house.-He was walking and crying on the street and a guy whose age was 24 saw him and asked him what was happening, and he boy told him about being gay, and about being thrown out of his home and told him that he had no place to stay, the 24 years old guy invited him to his house and they ended up becoming lovers - -But the older guy who fortunately was a doctor and had money, forced the younger guy to go to the university and paid for his education, and he too became a doctor.- - Many years passed and the younger guy never knew anything about his family, until accidentally he became to know that his family was in a desperate money situation, the father was completely ruined, and they were about to lose their home and was deeply in debt, the brother who beat him up when he was 16, got blown up in Afghanistan and was in a wheelchair, so he decided to contact his family to help them out, and when the mother saw him, she nailed and crying asked him for his forgiveness . - -He bailed everybody out, and even got his brother an electric wheelchair and the brother too cried and asked for his forgiveness. - -I I don’t tell you the name of these people, because I don’t have their permission to do so, but I tell you that this is a real story and there are many other things about it, but I don't tell you because it is time consuming, when I became to know all of this I laugh and cry. Hugs!!... -
This is an absolutely remarkable film. I appreciate it so much. I am a 63 year old gay man. Lovely to see just unvarnished real stories. We all have stories and they are ALL valuable. Thank you so much.
That's so true. You're never done coming out. The worst part about coming out to religious people in particular is they don't flat out dismiss you but get into this God loves you thing and wants you to love Him back which basically means that you are lost. Homophobia is written into religious texts. I wanna give the guy in the flannel shirt a hug
I am a 60 year old gay man. I knew that I liked boys at the very early age of around 7 years old but didn’t understand why I was excited when they had their shirts off. My first boyfriend was at the age of 17 years old and the relationship lasted for 11.5 years. When we first met it was a friendship that became more intimate. However, my brain told me that if I kissed him on the lips, it confirmed I was truly gay and that scared me. I eventually did. After we broke up, my next boyfriend was of another ethnicity and that lasted almost 19 years. Even though I am single in these later years, I have plenty of good memories with both these relationships that I would not change. Everyone who has difficulty with themselves being gay is much more common than you think. However, you must be true to yourself, in order to find true happiness in life. And know that there is someone special in this world for you. It will take some time to find that person. Best regards in your endeavors, Steve (LA, CA, USA)
Knowledge is power! If family, religion, or culture makes coming out difficult for anyone that you know, the following blog post about homosexuality may provide valuable help: “Homophobia: To the Community” homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-community.html
My heart still aches at the pain that all kinds of minority groups go through because of ignorance and lack of empathy and understanding. Being LGBTQ is different because we are not already surrounded by others like us. We have to go out and find each other and we come from all races, religious backgrounds, and cultures.
I'm currently in my "coming out process" few close friends, select colleagues from my fire house, even when I'm hanging and if certain people ask depend on the vibe would determine if I'd open up or deny. Where family is concerned though, my folks are preachers and operate pretty homophobic... plus homophobia is not uncommon in the ghetto community I live so I really gotta keep it under wraps around my family and folks from my neighborhood... i used to hang out far from home and alone to truly be myself... oddly I felt like i get more love from strangers when I'm being myself than my own people. But as the years go by and I started opening up to people I started feeling better about myself. Don't know if I'd be fully out in the future but right now I'm doing better than I was before
Honestly i so feel for everyone ,on this post i came out to my mum n brother ,at first they said we love you ,after a few weeks my mum said you need talk to God, ask for forgiveness ,now i have 5 children ,i love them so much ,they all hate me
I just came to hear the stories and different perspective of these individuals. It brought to light the many different situations obe can face in regards to their sexuality.
I came out 2 years back to my mum and and my dad for sure had an idea but still in denial. Both express their anger and unacceptance. Now, am in extreme pain for falling in love to friend of mine who's married, same age as mine but never judge me for being gay. Sometimes, the best way to escape all of the pain is just either to get vanished or to just be numb so you don't feel the pain.
I'm still coming out it's the hardest thing I've ever done that's what I hate about it it never ends coming out to everyone and not knowing how people will react that's the hardest thing I'm gay
Michael michaelfordloverman Multiple layered. To what you said,but also to worry of being kicked out, physically and emotionally abused and killed for me.
Knowledge is power! If family, religion, or culture makes coming out difficult for anyone that you know, the following blog post about homosexuality may provide valuable help: “Homophobia: To the Community” homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-community.html
As interesting as these stories are, watching talking heads for an hour is a real test of one’s patience. Clearly the person who made this video knows nothing about filmmaking. Has never heard of the concept of B-roll for instance.
Religions do so much damage to people, especially misunderstood religion. It's a pity that people don't look at their own flaws before condemning others for theirs. In any case, being born gay is no flaw. God doesn't make mistakes. And if we are to believe in God, then we must also believe that we are exactly as God created us to be. God doesn't err.
Republicans tend to be less "progressive". They are not as much for gay rights and things like that. Tend to have more of an "old fashioned" point of view so to speak.
The project is focussed on serving folks that are frightened to identify. "Worst thing" is a common search for people in fear about a topic. So the intention is that frightened folks will find it by its title and get some strength and hope from it. 😊
Hi 😊. Hopefully, eventually, everyone will be able to have that experience and videos like this will just be documents of a challenging part of history.
@@robbarracanojust FYI, I'm not saying it was better or anything. Coming out/realizing that young has major complications. My parents thought they could talk me out of it and called the doctor the next day to talk about Jesus and even though I knew I was into boys in 1st grade I didn't realize it had a name or that I wasn't the only one until around 5th grade
Is it strange that I find it cute when this guy is talking about committing suicide? Maybe it's because I'm always having suicidal thoughts and sometimes clinical depression, but I want to drive somewhere with this man and be released of this life 😍
@@robbarracano I don't know. I didn't delete it. I have posted my own coming story to my parents that has disappeared multiple times. CZcams for you. Maybe I should make a video however the only camera I have is my Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus phone. Rev George
@@georgeworley6927 We can discuss getting you some help to film...your cellphone may work really well under the right conditions. George do you mind if I post the coming ourt story you wrote on facebook? I can take your name off it if you'd prefer that?
Long but necessary... you don't need to sit through the entire thing js. But I enjoy vids like this... real people, real stories, real hope. even though some may not have gotten positive reactions they broke through and they're shining... makes me feel some amount of hope as I myself am going through my coming out process
You can pick any where in this video and find yourself in their story. Wish I had something like this when I was a teen.
czcams.com/video/wWkBsSH9Zug/video.html Knowledge is power! If family, religion, or culture makes coming out difficult for anyone that you know, the following blog post about homosexuality may provide valuable help: “Homophobia: To the Community” homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-community.html
I am from Jamaica and trust me.... I want to come out buuuuuuut...... its awful here
Be safe. Know that you are loved.
Go out there n be you. After all, you will be unhappy.
Trinidad and Tobago here... it's kinda intense and intimidating as well
“There are places in the world where this is going to be a problem, but your home is never going to be one of them”. What a wonderful thing for your Dad to say.
the worst thing about coming out is: having to do it every time you meet new people. I was outed in High-school and physically assaulted and bullied to the point I had to drop out and get a GED.
Omg so sorry to hear
These stories are exceptional, both in terms of the courage it takes to participate in this programme, but also to demonstrate that there’s no “gay way” So many of these amazing people exhibit completely different personalities and behaviours. What unites them is the incredible courage it must have taken to come out let alone be in this film. When you get older you realise, that you don’t have to explain your sexuality, or life style to any one. What ever, and whoever your neighbours are, they don’t feel it necessary to explain to you that they may be straight? So you realise you don’t have to explain, or apologise, for being different. But with age comes confidence. It’s no longer an issue. And I know that makes a huge difference.
I know of a guy who told his mother and father that he was gay when he was 16 years old, and the father and the brother who wa sin the navy beat him badly and they throw him out of the house.-He was walking and crying on the street and a guy whose age was 24 saw him and asked him what was happening, and he boy told him about being gay, and about being thrown out of his home and told him that he had no place to stay, the 24 years old guy invited him to his house and they ended up becoming lovers
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-But the older guy who fortunately was a doctor and had money, forced the younger guy to go to the university and paid for his education, and he too became a doctor.-
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Many years passed and the younger guy never knew anything about his family, until accidentally he became to know that his family was in a desperate money situation, the father was completely ruined, and they were about to lose their home and was deeply in debt, the brother who beat him up when he was 16, got blown up in Afghanistan and was in a wheelchair, so he decided to contact his family to help them out, and when the mother saw him, she nailed and crying asked him for his forgiveness .
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-He bailed everybody out, and even got his brother an electric wheelchair and the brother too cried and asked for his forgiveness.
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I don’t tell you the name of these people, because I don’t have their permission to do so, but I tell you that this is a real story and there are many other things about it, but I don't tell you because it is time consuming, when I became to know all of this I laugh and cry. Hugs!!...
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This is an absolutely remarkable film. I appreciate it so much. I am a 63 year old gay man. Lovely to see just unvarnished real stories. We all have stories and they are ALL valuable. Thank you so much.
Am sorry to ask you but how are u now?..are u living alone?
@@redakino1441 I am fine.Why? I do live alone and it is awesome.
@@sfreddy am scared to grow old alone..
Thanks for sharing, there are so many of us who don't anyone to confide in about the struggle we encounter in the life. Continue to stay strong .
That's so true. You're never done coming out. The worst part about coming out to religious people in particular is they don't flat out dismiss you but get into this God loves you thing and wants you to love Him back which basically means that you are lost. Homophobia is written into religious texts.
I wanna give the guy in the flannel shirt a hug
Beautifully done . . . Thank you!
I am a 60 year old gay man. I knew that I liked boys at the very early age of around 7 years old but didn’t understand why I was excited when they had their shirts off. My first boyfriend was at the age of 17 years old and the relationship lasted for 11.5 years. When we first met it was a friendship that became more intimate. However, my brain told me that if I kissed him on the lips, it confirmed I was truly gay and that scared me. I eventually did. After we broke up, my next boyfriend was of another ethnicity and that lasted almost 19 years. Even though I am single in these later years, I have plenty of good memories with both these relationships that I would not change. Everyone who has difficulty with themselves being gay is much more common than you think. However, you must be true to yourself, in order to find true happiness in life. And know that there is someone special in this world for you. It will take some time to find that person. Best regards in your endeavors, Steve (LA, CA, USA)
I am 63 and I get it. Thank you.
Knowledge is power! If family, religion, or culture makes coming out difficult for anyone that you know, the following blog post about homosexuality may provide valuable help: “Homophobia: To the Community” homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-community.html
My heart still aches at the pain that all kinds of minority groups go through because of ignorance and lack of empathy and understanding. Being LGBTQ is different because we are not already surrounded by others like us. We have to go out and find each other and we come from all races, religious backgrounds, and cultures.
I'm currently in my "coming out process" few close friends, select colleagues from my fire house, even when I'm hanging and if certain people ask depend on the vibe would determine if I'd open up or deny. Where family is concerned though, my folks are preachers and operate pretty homophobic... plus homophobia is not uncommon in the ghetto community I live so I really gotta keep it under wraps around my family and folks from my neighborhood... i used to hang out far from home and alone to truly be myself... oddly I felt like i get more love from strangers when I'm being myself than my own people. But as the years go by and I started opening up to people I started feeling better about myself. Don't know if I'd be fully out in the future but right now I'm doing better than I was before
I’m out and this is still very inspirational 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Honestly i so feel for everyone ,on this post i came out to my mum n brother ,at first they said we love you ,after a few weeks my mum said you need talk to God, ask for forgiveness ,now i have 5 children ,i love them so much ,they all hate me
I just came to hear the stories and different perspective of these individuals. It brought to light the many different situations obe can face in regards to their sexuality.
thank you
I came out 2 years back to my mum and and my dad for sure had an idea but still in denial. Both express their anger and unacceptance. Now, am in extreme pain for falling in love to friend of mine who's married, same age as mine but never judge me for being gay. Sometimes, the best way to escape all of the pain is just either to get vanished or to just be numb so you don't feel the pain.
OMG the Guyanese guy I know him! Nice dude. He's from NYC and I think he went to Tisch school of the arts in Singapore.
I’m just seeing this and wish I was there for all of y’all... I just don’t understand people.. parents... friends not excepting this .... why??
No one should go through pain or be humilliery for been gay
The guy from the Caribbean is gorgeous.
I'm still coming out it's the hardest thing I've ever done that's what I hate about it it never ends coming out to everyone and not knowing how people will react that's the hardest thing I'm gay
Michael michaelfordloverman Multiple layered. To what you said,but also to worry of being kicked out, physically and emotionally abused and killed for me.
@@AllenTax I'm sorry things will get better I promise
Allen Tax you need to see to it that you get out of there and move to a place where it won’t be a problem!
@@pacovl46 sure
Knowledge is power! If family, religion, or culture makes coming out difficult for anyone that you know, the following blog post about homosexuality may provide valuable help: “Homophobia: To the Community” homoeroticpoems.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-community.html
Yes
can't find this movie anywhere :(
Hi Joeza, this is the movie on this page. you can message me if you have questions...I didn't realize so many folks were watching it.
As interesting as these stories are, watching talking heads for an hour is a real test of one’s patience. Clearly the person who made this video knows nothing about filmmaking. Has never heard of the concept of B-roll for instance.
Don't really care though.
Religions do so much damage to people, especially misunderstood religion. It's a pity that people don't look at their own flaws before condemning others for theirs. In any case, being born gay is no flaw. God doesn't make mistakes. And if we are to believe in God, then we must also believe that we are exactly as God created us to be. God doesn't err.
The young lady in the striped blouse made a republican reference. What does that mean exactly. I'm less than smart, can someone clear that up for me.
Republicans tend to be less "progressive". They are not as much for gay rights and things like that. Tend to have more of an "old fashioned" point of view so to speak.
@22:10 gorgeous ❤
Why the negative slanted clickbaity title, though?
The project is focussed on serving folks that are frightened to identify. "Worst thing" is a common search for people in fear about a topic. So the intention is that frightened folks will find it by its title and get some strength and hope from it. 😊
There's always another gay person somewhere in the family. Extended or immediate. And or too.
Am I the only one who knew they were gay by first grade and out by 6th?
Hi 😊. Hopefully, eventually, everyone will be able to have that experience and videos like this will just be documents of a challenging part of history.
@@robbarracanojust FYI, I'm not saying it was better or anything. Coming out/realizing that young has major complications. My parents thought they could talk me out of it and called the doctor the next day to talk about Jesus and even though I knew I was into boys in 1st grade I didn't realize it had a name or that I wasn't the only one until around 5th grade
@@electricblue2920 I hear you. 😊
Is it strange that I find it cute when this guy is talking about committing suicide? Maybe it's because I'm always having suicidal thoughts and sometimes clinical depression, but I want to drive somewhere with this man and be released of this life 😍
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Well I hope you didn't and you're still here alive.
In the original language text of the Bible homosexuality does not appear.
Rev George
George I loved your longer reply so much, what happened to it?
@@robbarracano I don't know. I didn't delete it. I have posted my own coming story to my parents that has disappeared multiple times. CZcams for you.
Maybe I should make a video however the only camera I have is my Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus phone.
Rev George
@@georgeworley6927 We can discuss getting you some help to film...your cellphone may work really well under the right conditions. George do you mind if I post the coming ourt story you wrote on facebook? I can take your name off it if you'd prefer that?
@@robbarracano I don't mind. You can use my name if you want.
Rev George
This video is too long
Useless remark.
John LaBella true
Long but necessary... you don't need to sit through the entire thing js. But I enjoy vids like this... real people, real stories, real hope. even though some may not have gotten positive reactions they broke through and they're shining... makes me feel some amount of hope as I myself am going through my coming out process
This whole thing is just people talking for an hour. Creative much.
Yasai pack "stories" what did you expect?????? I love this
You video is so nice be happy Love your life God loves you and love his children love my friend💕💞🙏💞🙏💕🌈☀🌈💙💞💙