A young man, known as user Mallow610 on
YouTube, has uploaded a video in which he comes out gay to his
mother.
In the nearly 9 minute video, the young
man nervously waits for the right moment to break the news to his
mother.
“I'm gay,” Daniel tells his mother
as they stand in the kitchen. “Surprise.”
The mother moves closer to her son,
gives him a hug and says, “I'm so proud of you.” (The video is
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“Finally got the strength to come out
to my mom,” he says in a note posted with the video. “My mom has
been extremely supportive. I could not ask for anyone else. Love
you :) Every circumstance is different and you will know when the
right time to come out is.”
“I decided to post this so that I
could share my experience with you. Hopefully it will give hope to
those who do not have such supportive families. Also, I know I am on
my phone the whole time. My phone is my comfort blanket. I
literally cannot put it down when I'm anxious. I do not mean any
disrespect to the content or conversation. Oh, and she didn't know
she was being recorded. I put the camera in a tissue box on top of
the refrigerator.”