Coming-Out Part 5 (Oh, Father!)

Описание: This brings me to my coming-out to my old man. He gets his own video because I think a lot of gay (and straight) men, in particular, really struggle to get out from under their father’s disapproval and shadow - and perhaps my story will strike a chord with you. Now, I genuinely believe that my father did his level best to be a good parent to me, but he was definitely a product of a very conservative, conforming and hyper-patriarchal time and generation. So, perhaps unsurprisingly, he recoiled in horror when he discovered that I was gay. Yet, his extreme and hyperbolic reaction to my coming out revealed his own social and cultural insecurities and anxieties that I think many parents and families of LGBTQ+ children share. This chapter of my coming-out journey chronicles our relationship and the events that went down as a result of an incendiary showdown between my dad and I. The expression, “It’s hard raising parents” frequently came to mind when composing this video essay…

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“Digital Secrets” - Unicorn Heads
“Friendly Dance” - Nico Staf
“Airborne” - Quincas Moreira
“Faultlines” - Asher Fulero
“Cutting It Close” - DJ Freedem
“Six Seasons” - Unicorn Heads
“Images of Tomorrow” - Unicorn Heads
“Our Distance” - Silent Partner
(YouTube Music Library)