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irisblue

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27. *sigh*

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 06:01 PM

Aug 2014

I am so glad I was out of the house before my fundie mother figured it out.....even then it took years for some of the wounds to heal. "A choice to be gay." ((Daniel))

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WATCH: 'Christian' Family's Terrifying Response to Son Coming Out [View all] William769 Aug 2014 OP

KNR, but I don't think I'll watch...probably is horrifying. joeybee12 Aug 2014 #1

Unfortuntely I did. It wasn't pretty. William769 Aug 2014 #3

Not enough light to see it, but the sounds alone made me cry. Very vicious tones of voice. freshwest Aug 2014 #22

A very well written post. Thank you. William769 Aug 2014 #25

Thanks for helping them. What percentage of gay teens are homeless, do you know? Families I know freshwest Aug 2014 #33

Orthodox Jews are often very anti-gay CrawlingChaos Aug 2014 #66

Orthodox groups of many types tend to be homophobic. Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #94

Newsflash to people who claim to love "god" liberalmuse Aug 2014 #127

I agree. TNNurse Aug 2014 #54

+ underpants Aug 2014 #2

Extremely painful to listen to. herding cats Aug 2014 #4

Sad, some years ago a dear friend ask me what I would do if my child came out to me. I looked her Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #5

Very nice. Thanks for sharing that. William769 Aug 2014 #6

That is beautiful. jwirr Aug 2014 #13

From the day my son was born, jen63 Aug 2014 #45

"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." hifiguy Aug 2014 #7

That's what I was thinking LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #14

It appears there's a GoFundMe page to raise money for his living expenses mainer Aug 2014 #8

Thank you for this info !! lunasun Aug 2014 #103

Many children of "good Christians" KT2000 Aug 2014 #9

that is so true,about the deep scars.....p undergroundpanther Aug 2014 #75

Fucking ignorant hayseeds. LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #10

Been there, done that Aerows Aug 2014 #11

It's pretty brutal LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #12

I knew I shouldn't have watched that. LeftofObama Aug 2014 #15

I do so apologize for the bad memories. William769 Aug 2014 #21

No need to apologize, William. LeftofObama Aug 2014 #24

These two belong in prison. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #16

I had to shut it off when the violence started, William. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #17

Understood. William769 Aug 2014 #23

Good on Daniel for recording that. He knew it was coming, so he figured he would Zorra Aug 2014 #18

K&R - thanks for posting it, but I can't watch it. closeupready Aug 2014 #19

I hope he can figure out a way to heal from that hatred. NT Trillo Aug 2014 #20

He is in a good place. Lost-N-Found Youth in Atlanta does good work. Iris Aug 2014 #26

*sigh* irisblue Aug 2014 #27

I know this happens but still hard to watch gwheezie Aug 2014 #28

Poor kid LittleGirl Aug 2014 #29

My heart breaks gollygee Aug 2014 #30

Can't imagine doing that to your own child rurallib Aug 2014 #31

I'm not going to watch it. Fundies set me off for days. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #32

That happened to a friend in college. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #34

The good Christian woman throws around a lot of profanity damnedifIknow Aug 2014 #35

Daniel found out his parents are not Christians. roamer65 Aug 2014 #36

No, they very much are Christians. temporary311 Aug 2014 #60

I don't Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #121

All Christians are not identical. Mariana Aug 2014 #131

Oh, I see. You're the Christianity expert here? closeupready Aug 2014 #79

Not Scotsmen, either. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #91

Only met one Christan who was not at least somewhat like these people. Notafraidtoo Aug 2014 #87

I agree with you. Nobody that actually understood what Jesus preached would ever, Live and Learn Aug 2014 #89

Identifying ones self as christian absolutely DOES make them so. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #116

Well if simply declaring yourself as something make it true then Live and Learn Aug 2014 #118

Well, there ya go. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #119

There's not much of a barrier to entry for becoming a Christian. backscatter712 Aug 2014 #99

One good thing that's happening. His name is Daniel Ashley Pierce pnwmom Aug 2014 #37

It is over $43,600 now. It is lovely to see people rallying around him. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #84

It sure is. I know money can't make up for evil parents, but if he can use it to get an education pnwmom Aug 2014 #85

+1. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #86

+1 nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #90

These parents should be made pariahs in their community because of this derby378 Aug 2014 #38

They won't be. Mariana Aug 2014 #107

They have to go to the supermarket sometime derby378 Aug 2014 #120

That environment is toxic. AtomicKitten Aug 2014 #39

Today on MSNBCs The Cycle a young man locks Aug 2014 #40

Another family, torn apart by an imaginary friend. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #41

wrong. I Niceguy1 Aug 2014 #47

Hateful indeed. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #58

from another hateful person Niceguy1 Aug 2014 #64

I have heard it. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #68

My nephew came out as gay BainsBane Aug 2014 #55

"all religious folk are not created equal." AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #57

I didn't watch the video. I'll take the word of people on DU that it's as nasty and cruel as the ... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #42

Good Christian People, there. Love that motherly tone of vicious psychopathic hatred. byronius Aug 2014 #43

Anyone wants proof why rednecks / conservative southern WASPS should be loathed, this is it AZ Progressive Aug 2014 #44

Truly brutal and heartbreaking. n/t jen63 Aug 2014 #46

That takes me back. . rickyhall Aug 2014 #48

His staying away sounds like a blessing. IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #112

Well, so much for the ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #49

I hope the assholes are starting to figure out what people think of them now. bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #70

Which people? Mariana Aug 2014 #115

Sadly, you're probably right. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #117

And some people wonder why there are so many yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #50

Somebody call the police shenmue Aug 2014 #51

I couldn't watch this all in one go. It was *THAT* bad. ='( AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #52

Where is Steve Wilkos when you need him!!?? lobodons Aug 2014 #53

Horrible, typical rightwing christian, full of hate randys1 Aug 2014 #56

The Point Foundation is a resource mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #59

Red state values bluestateguy Aug 2014 #61

How about a trigger warning for those of us who grew up in the deep south Ruby the Liberal Aug 2014 #62

And she votes. I don't wanna be ruled by such people. If we don't GOTV, we will be. freshwest Aug 2014 #72

^This^ Ruby the Liberal Aug 2014 #97

Couldn't watch. hunter Aug 2014 #63

Bigots and haters hiding under the vail of Christianity. They have no concept of RKP5637 Aug 2014 #65

I can't watch it... proReality Aug 2014 #67

There needs to be a hell of a lot more outreach for gay teens CrawlingChaos Aug 2014 #69

.. Cha Aug 2014 #71

I am going to be sick. raven mad Aug 2014 #73

I can't watch that, it will piss me off too much. Rex Aug 2014 #74

How do we know any of this is real? The internet is full of all kinds of crap Wella Aug 2014 #76

It's from the Advocate which is a well-established magazine Cal Carpenter Aug 2014 #80

Where did the Advocate get it? (Not trying to be difficult here; I've just gotten burned before.) Wella Aug 2014 #81

You can source it from the gofundme page set up for him mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #96

Thanks, I'll do that Wella Aug 2014 #114

They chose silly fictional, mythological tales from primitive people over their own son Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #77

Is this real? I can't bring myself to watch it. RandySF Aug 2014 #78

Horrible... blackspade Aug 2014 #82

He'll be okay, I think. Someone set up a GoFundMe page for him, and they have raised over tblue37 Aug 2014 #83

That was both horrifying and haunting. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #88

Fucking horrible. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #92

I live around so many people like this Tsiyu Aug 2014 #93

Wow davidpdx Aug 2014 #95

who are we to question their "deeply held beliefs" whatthehey Aug 2014 #98

The girl who rescued him and set up donation page Oilwellian Aug 2014 #100

Nice. Thanks, Oilwellian. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #125

They didn't read the part about David and Jonathan being the closest of friends. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #101

Too ignorant to continue to watch lunasun Aug 2014 #102

That was awful. frogmarch Aug 2014 #104

Um, I wish we had clear pictures of their faces and their names so it can spread over the intertubes snooper2 Aug 2014 #105

I attend a liberal, progressive liberalhistorian Aug 2014 #106

That's so fucking sad. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2014 #108

I don't believe in Hell but if it exists these parents deserve to burn there LynneSin Aug 2014 #109

That was brutal to listen to. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #110

I'm not surprised. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #111

What's that Gospel verse where Jesus condemns homosexuality and says gays will go to hell? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #113

#BBCtrending: Disowned on video, gay teen speaks out freshwest Aug 2014 #122

Than you so much freshwest for this. William769 Aug 2014 #124

I knew I didn't really want to watch this Quantess Aug 2014 #123

I can't watch either. Faux pas Aug 2014 #126

A terrible reaction by the parents, who are supposed to be adults. MH1 Aug 2014 #128

Not gonna watch Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #129

Sounds like what my cousin had to deal with from my Iron Man Aug 2014 #130