5 years later and you’re still helping people with this video. Thank you from 2018!!! 🤗

Wow, I am so amazed that your father said "I finally feel like I have a son" after you came out to him. I'm glad that you two were able to share such an experience like that with each other.

73 y/o gay man. Your video is inspiring. Wish I had the benefit of watching it when I was 16. It would have made life easier. But it was a different time .... 60 years ago. I admire you and your family and friends.

Seriously...I just want to hug you.

All the power in the world to you man. I was in the same position. It was horrible and it nearly ruined my childhood. I'm happy for everyone that doesn't have to go through what I did.

Being Gay isn't wrong. It's only the closest cases that think so. Enjoy and live your life. Hello in 2019

Out of all the "Coming Out" stories I have watched, this is the most accurate, and truthful one I have listened to, Thanks for this.

I just cry a lot and feel really sad because I see people that have a supportive family that accepts them for who they are and they don't have to run away to be themselves and they can just go on with their life, and I'll never be able to have that... :'(

It's now 2019, and you are still helping people with this video. Thank you for sharing with us. You are fantastic!

I think it's awesome that this brought you closer to your dad. You seem like such a great person. Really glad you got beyond the self hate!

I loved your Dad's response " I feel like I have a son now" - That's so amazing. Great video. More power to you.

Loved how authentic and thoughtful you were when you told your story. You seem like a great guy & I wish you a life of happiness. And a big hug.

Grant, you have many people who love you and we would love hear an update about how your life has been since you shared your beautiful coming out story.Please Grant have mercy on your many fans and speak with us!

I'm happy for ya! I think you handled the whole situation rather smoothly and it seems to have worked out. I support the cause and all that kinda stuff.

Proud of you man .. much love from Australia! x (Take it easy now)

Thank you for sharing your story. I'm positive it will help other's! I wish you the very best and always talk with someone if you are feeling down or depressed. You have a lot to offer and you do make a huge difference in the lives you touch.

What an awesome response from your father. Love makes *all* the difference and determines whether this process (coming out) is a positive thing or an absolute tragedy.

Yours is a great story for young, gay Christians to hear. I am putting this on my "Coming Out As Gay" KZfaq Playlist. I am glad that so many people have seen your story, and I hope that many of them are either experiencing what you have done or have kin who are experiencing it. The change in your sister's attitudes toward others just shows that Harvey Milk was so right about the impact that one's coming out can have on other people.

Courageous boy. Good for you. Your community loves and supports you. Stay strong and may you find love, happiness, and personal fulfillment.

Thank you for that sincere talk. I can relate to this exactly. God bless you and I am convinced that you are loved by Him as much as any of the others of us believers.

This has to be the most inspiring coming out story I’ve heard. Thank you for sharing it. Really thank you.

You are a beautiful person in every sense of the word. There aren't enough words to express how happy I am for your relationship with your dad; I think I love that man. What a truly wonderful way to tell your son you love him!! Congratulations to you both for opening up to each other. I wish you both a long and love-filled life. Thank you for sharing this experience with us. I'm sure that, through you, your dad has saved many lives. Love you both!

Dont change anything dude, your you, your awesome be proud of who you are, you dont have to be anyone but your true self be proud of you !

This is such an amazing coming out video! Thank you so much for making this!

Praise the Lord for your sharing your experiences. You’re very brave. Just be happy and positive. Remember to be yourself and ignore the ignorance of others judging you. Their negativity is THEIRS and its up to you to avoid them, at all costs!!! (My mom is Catholic and my dad is Jewish.). None of us have it easy to “come out”. God’s blessings and many positive vibes to you. Have a great life, young man!!!

What a wonderful story. You are SO lucky to have such understanding parents !

Apparently you made this video a long time ago (I'm commenting in 2021), so I hope things for you are still going well. Very mature, and honest video...very brave young man...articulate as well. Good luck to you!

your voice is masculine af, and you are a beautiful guy. love to you !

Your story is precious in the best sense.

Bless you and i hope all is well with you. This is 2020 and your Your love and compassion for others shown by making this video is still so meaningfull.

It was so weird watching you today Grant.....first off.... thank you fk sharing ......I saw in you what I saw in myself 15 years ago when I came our ....my parents were the reason I held back as long as I did.....my parents just needed time to absorb everything....I really hope your journey is a smooth one and that you get as much support as possible.

You are an amazing person. Thanks for sharing your story.

Grant, you gave one of the most heartfelt stories I have seen on youtube. You are a wonderful young man, who is no different from the wonderful young man you were before your family knew you were gay. Your eyes and words show the pain you have suffered, even some from yourself. You are a beautiful young man with a wonderful heart and I wish you the very best in the future. Somehow, I know you will have a great future. You are loving, humble and truthful. God still loves you as always!

Wow-- my situation is almost the same as yours. My dad is actually a pastor, but when I came out to him he actually took it really well. And I came out the same day you posted your video, Lol.

You did the right thing by coming out. At the same time of my life, I didn't, and over the years it almost self destructed me. The fear, anger and self hate turned into self destructive behaviours and in the end I came out, but like you said, "IT could have been so much better". I'm glad to see it worked out so good for you! Your amazing.

Thanks for sharing your story!! Very brave!

Oh, you're such a beautiful person. I wish I knew more people like you. c:

You amazingly sweet, articulate, and (wow) handsome guy: it is now five years later, and I hope everything has gotten much easier for you now that you're in adulthood. High School was not kind to me, so I feel like if you made it through that, your gonna do great. Thanks for sharing your story.

Thanks for sharing your story. You are a very courageous young man.

Thanks very much for the upload.

Thank you so much for posting this! I am on the brink of coming out to my dad and this made me cry like halfway through! I am so happy that it worked out for you. Just like you I was raised Catholic- so I think it is going to be difficult. I don't think it will surprise my dad- but I'm not sure. Thanks for posting- this has inspired me.

Grant, Thank you for sharing and caring.

Your video was really encouraging. My family is also religious, and I found that my being gay didn't go down well with them at all. 2 years later, they still hate it. You are very blessed to have a family who can accept you for who you are :) Very blessed indeed

Good on you mate, wish you all the happiness and hope you meet someone awesome.

Hi Grant, Thanks for sharing your story as it was sensitive, thoughtful, and captivating. I wish you all the best, as it does get soooo much better. Although my story is similar to yours, after coming out I met my partner. We have now been together for 28 years, and recently got married (Minnesota). Thanks again as you seem like an awesome person ! ! !

Thanks for sharing your story Buddy.

Great story. Thanks for sharing. I can tell it was heart felt. : )

You are a lovely young man. It's nine years later. I am still wishing you tons of love and good health. ❤🌈🙏

@aesthetic I literally laughed out loud for like five minutes. That was just so perfect!

My son came out to me and he cried so hard before we talked I said "my love (that's what I always called him) what is wrong? He said Dad I got something to tell you, I said what can be so wrong that you're crying this hard? He said daddy I'm gay, I said so what's the bad news? He said crying and laughing at the same time that's the bad news!!?? I said just make sure he is worthy of your love!!! He hugged me, then. I cried because he had this burden of his shoulder!!! Now My husband and I are planning his wedding, we both love his other half!!! I hope his mother will come she is not happy with me cause I came out to her and she just packed and left!!! Oh well!! The young man in the video should be a motivation speaker to other young gay teens!!!!! Thanks for reading my story!!!! Everybody stay PROUD AND HAPPY!!!!

Grant, I recognize you as a great person. I was a very religious person. I now recognize that the church indoctrinated me. I am very sympathetic for those people who are of the church. Yet, through the help of you, and perhaps rather natural inhalents, I have realized that you cannot change the fact of how you are. I am gay, I hold to Christian morals mostly, being that your story is so similar to mine, I declare you as a great example. I honor you. My name is Rudy by the way. I say that you are someone I look to as a reference. I grew up in the South. I have been through a lot. I'm thankful that you made this video. God bless!

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing!

Love your story and super glad to see someone with a similar story to mine!

I can feel my heart beating so hard as I watch this 😭

Wow you have an amazing story. I hope it goes like that for me when I finally decide to come out. I hope you're still living the happy life that you seemed to be when you made this video :) Oh and also thank you for making this video I'm sure it has given many people hope that their parents reaction will be good when they come out, including me

Thank you for keeping your faith. And being yourself

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! You look gorgeous and please keep making new videos!! :D

Awesome video. Catholic, and been there, done that. I still struggle with it all, but in the end, I know God loves me still. Hope you'll make more videos. You're helping other people more than you know!

What a great confessional story! I wish I would of seen this earlier. Any updates on your life or other links that you have? I'd like to support you on your journey.

Hi Grant, great video, so pleased for you that your family accept you. There are so many in the Catholic Church who judge, they make life hell for others. Be true to yourself Bro and those Catholics who know and love you will accept you if they don't then it is their problem not yours. God bless you x

so proud of you thanks

omg im crying, i love you so much and i love your story

Wow! This was a long time ago. Hope you are doing well Grant! And I Hope you found a sweet someone to share your life with.

Thanks so much, I am catholic/Christian, and hoping to come out to my family soon, and your story has inspired me, thank you so much!!!

My god father was the same way, and wow, you are, just amazing. I wish I had as strong as faith as you. Don't let anyone bring you down, you rock! Any advice, you seem so strong with your faith, I feel like I'm losing faith, I want to stay strong, what can I do?

I love this video so much. I respect you so much, and god loves you. Love is not a sin. Being gay isn't harming anyone or causing any problems.

I love this Video. It is such an inspiration for young people (like me) to go their way and love themselves. Thank you for this video. God bless you. I'm wondering if you still read all of your comments.

Hello Grant. Thank you for your story. As a 60 year old gay man who didn't come out until I was 38, I can tell you that it is better to come out when you are younger. I struggle with my internalized homophobia still 22 years later. I don't hate myself as much as I use to, but there are times when the self-loathing raises its ugly head. I started mental health therapy when I was 57, and it has helped immensely. I strongly urge you, and everyone else, gay or straight and everything in between to find a therapist that works for you and talk with them. I started out at twice a week and now on an "as needed" basis. I wish you happiness in your life.

Wow…what an amazing story. Congratulations to you. Be strong. You’re worth it.

WOW ... GREAT VID. Thanks for sharing "blonddude!" ... Our stories have many similarities. I was raised VERY religious as well. Started out DEVOUT Catholic (even prayed the rosary by myself in junior and senior high, and frequently skipped school to walk 5 miles into the countryside to lay at the foot of a cross in the middle of a farmers field.) then I "graduated" to Evangelical-ism (Christian-Taliban, as I call em) - THEN I came of age and engaged my brain and realized God made me this way

Excellent video. Sounds like you are comfortable with both your spirituality and your sexuality. That is awesome! :D

Thank you so much. It's hard to find gay Christian coming out experiences.

You look amazing. God loves you, bro!

This is beautiful

This is like my favorite video on the web, I am in tears about your story!! As weird as it is I had to "come out" as Catholic to my atheist/agnostic parents, and I have a friend who has two moms, and she's not religious cause she thinks religion "doesn't want [her] parents to be happy." Your dad should be a saint...!!! I have a question... what do you plan on doing about it? Do you have a boyfriend? What is your stance on gay marriage? I need help convincing people that "the Church isn't that bad"!!!!! Your story is so inspirational, God bless you

Hey Grant, thanks so much for posting this video. I am in similar situation and come from very Catholic family as well. You have made more progress than me so I appreciate the encouragement. This is such a hard thing to do. I am very glad things worked out so well for you. By the way, you have hot arms :-). (Just had to say that.)

awesome story dude! your parents are awesome!

good job and welcome to the family.

You are not alone & know that it takes more than courage to come out & tell everybody your secrets about yourself. I am proud of what you have done & have accomplished. Keep your chin up, little bros! God is with you surely & someone special will come your way & fill your needs. I know this to be true, cause you are intelligent, manly, honest, caring, funny & your holy spirit shines so brightly. But most of all, your are gorgeous inside & even more on the outside. God will not abandon you !

Hey Grant, that was such a heartfelt video about coming out. You are an inspiration to more young gays than you know. Thanks for doing such a wonderful video and sharing such a personal life story with others. I am sure that are a fine young man and you will have an amazing future.

I teared up at the part where your dad said he finally feels like he has a son. That's just so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

This helped me soooo much!! Thanks a bunches!

What a nice guy. All the best. Glad it worked out.

How are you doing. It's been a couple of years since you made this Video. I hope you and your Mom are closer now and it was great to hear your Father accept you unconditionally. I never came out to my Parents. My Mom died when I was 16 and my Father was one of those macho types that scared me. Just remember God is a very compassionate being and I know he forgives me and he will you too. I was raised catholic, went to Catholic School so you can see it wasn't fun for me. Good luck in your life, I hope you have found someone and you came live the way you want.

Hey Grant..many many Kilometres away in Australia I share the ache … but have been doing so for much longer. My generation did not approach parents with anything deep and personal, so I suffered and lived with guilt and self hate for decades. My family on both sides are religious but, thankfully, more Christian than religious. I married (sincerely) and had 3 kids, but had to sit on my real self very hard. My wife and I split and I brought up the kids. Then, it all came out by accidental discovery of phone messages. The most understanding were my sisters and Mum. My brothers/ nephews and some close friends were not. I am a Christian and I know fully that God loves me. So many strange happenings have told me this. But, I am also a teacher and in the Defence Force so I have to continue to hide inside in these aspects of my life. Having a partner to love and cherish is out of the question. Your story comes from a beautiful heart and you are not any kind of accidental birth. God's love is unconditional - he says so. Unfortunately there are those who think that they know more than God does and judge others through hate and bigotry. God gave me an extraordinary depth of caring for everyone and that has absorbed my life and given me much joy. My sexuality is not important in comparison. Know that you are much loved, Grant.

Hope you are doing well and thank You for your brave video.

I know how tough it is being gay and telling family friends workmates etc. Good on you. I live in Wellington New Zealand. Be yourself and love life.

Always remember that being gay isn't wrong at all, if god didn't want people to be gay he wouldn't let 'gay' be created if that makes sense god allows people to be gay he created it in a way so he would never hate you or any one else that's gay, I'm not gay or anything like that I just have a strong opinion that there's nothing wrong with it :) xxxxx

Good to see you embrace your religion sweetie xx I'm so proud of you

Omg your hair is so cute!!!

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad to hear that your relationship with God is still going strong. I pray that He may continue to guide you through all of life's ups and downs and that you might always take pleasure in Him. Blessings :)

You remind me of Even Peters. I was extremly lucky that my coming out story went VERY well. But having liberal parents didnt hurt. My mom fully embraced me right away. if youve ever seen the 2000 version of queer as folk, my mom was Debbie. To a T. took my father a little longer to accept me but when he did he said i love you no matter what (he NEVER says i love you and has said it maybe 5 times in 43 years).

love this so much ❤️

Thanks alot for sharing it means alot to me. Since we are both from the same background as catholic christian too:) I wish you all the best.

You are a beautiful person and you should be proud of yourself :)

Hey! Very good! I'm sure that after your coming out, you feel happier. I'm a religious teacher, and just 3 weeks ago one of my student confess to me that he is gay. After that, our conversation is more easy. No barrier at all. Wish you luck and success.

This is a great story! Your really brave I cant imagine myself coming out when I was in high school. Your really inspirational and proof a person can be gay and a person of faith as well!

Fortunately there have been many Biblical scholars that have studied the Bible, the times, languages and translations that have explained what was actually meant in the scriptures, what was lost or changed in translations etc. It is all available with a mere google of "Christianity and Homosexuality". It has been very helpful to many gay people who grew up in the church believing they were damned to hell. You are a very brave and obviously good-hearted young man.

Grant,I think I can help you and anyone else here who is Catholic. There is a document from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops titled "Always Our Children." It is a pastoral letter to parents of GBLT youth and is an amazing read. It is a real short document- just a few pages, really. The first half is a bit dry, but the last half is wonderful. Well worth your time. May God keep you safe and protect you.

You're amazing!