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Amazing. Wish there were more stories out there like this.
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Amazing. Wish there were more stories out there like this.
brickius
If religion tells you to abandon your family your in a cult
PolarAntonyms
And Brooklyn Heights is now hosting the wildly successful Canadian Drag Race! She’s stunning and her outfits are impeccable!
OrdinarilyBob
ElbowDeepInAHorse
BubblesTheFish
That's my mommy. ;_;
TheFastpaws
Republicans will never understand this.
idownvoteyouall
Look for me if my daughter ever told me or displayed to me that she was bi, Trans, gay, or felt she should be a boy.....to he'll with everyone else, her choice is her choice and I'd fight anyone over it
AntaNce
I don't have kids, but I'm in your corner. Let people live, let them be their own best.
JemIsTrulyOutrageous
Gets me every time. I also feel anxiety for their makeup running every time I watch it too lol they probably got it on lock tho.
teardropivyyearofthetiger
#notgrooming #dragqueens #sheisthebestmom We should ALL be like this woman! Teaching our children to be themselves and live their best life. Representation matters! Thank you Brock’s mom for showing us how to be better moms! Internet mom of LGTBQA+ child. Just because I like raspberries, hating you for liking blueberries is just as rational!
hnngh
That's fucked up, they all gonna ugly cry like I am.
aloharamada
https://imgur.com/wj5fAo5
Jae005
oof, we all putting that waterproof mascara to test today.
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
they all look ugly as fuck, but good on them for doing what they want 👍
jgjgjgjgjgjgjg
I love Value Village and Goodwill.
Srcsqwrn
I'm so wary of big name thrift stores since I found out about Salvation Army's stances politically. . _.;
youreathing
At first glace I thought that was Sue Johanson (who just died last year, it turns out).
Willowknowsall
Nice to see someone who is a Christian. Actually walking walk of love, humility, compassion, inner reflection
AntiJen360
I'm not crying, you're crying!
Chefpnut
You ever get the feeling to jump into a tv and just hug everyone?
license2kilt
I’m Catholic. I attended the same church for over 20 years. When my pastor began preaching LGBTQ+ hate from the altar I told my trans son, “God made you. God loves you. You’re perfect.”
It has been four years and we have never returned to that church.
gingersnapdragon
And a complete stranger is now very proud if you!
Willowknowsall
Can't... Not... Cry.... every damn time
lemmingmleminglemons
For a hot second I thought she was Sue Johanson! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Johanson
jbrontey
Well, it's a solid Canadian accent.
lemmingmleminglemons
MadamPuddifoot
This is the ONLY reason I'm sad I'll never be a mom, cuz my kid could come out doing cartwheels with his thing tucked or butcher than nick Offerman or anywhere in between and I would be like YESSS LET'S FUNKING GO, KID!
And there are people out there who WANT kids, but only on THEIR terms, which is fucking bullshit.
But besides being accepting, my genes didn't include maternal ones, so I'll stick to being a total and complete ally in whatever way my people need me.
HowDoesOneWeaveASigourney
Am I the only one that thinks we're heaping a disproportionate amount of praise on a mother for "accepting" her own child? Like, that should be the default. The absolute lowest bar. I'm gay and when I hear that someone "accepts" me, I prickle. It suggests that there's something fundamentally wrong with me, but THIS person is willing to overlook it. "noble me, I get a cookie for treating you like a human being." My gayness isn't something for you to process and decide how to treat me.
keyblader1985
I don't see disproportionate praise; I see a lot of "this should be standard." Just most people aren't getting upset at the mother, because there's zero reason to be.
HowDoesOneWeaveASigourney
Also she said she decided to NOT turn her back on her son and walk away from him. That should be a "errr.... GOOD?!" I guess I don't understand the so-moved-imnotcryingyourecrying gif responses to something like that.
keyblader1985
You're still misrepresenting the comments. They're empathizing with the other people in the video, not saying praising this woman in particular.
HowDoesOneWeaveASigourney
I didn't mean to imply I'm upset at the mother. I'm upset that in 2024 being gay is still something to "accept". I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
Grurim
You do realize that, everyone who enters anyones life, and becomes friends, is because they have accepted them as-is, right? It's not just straight people accepting lgbtq people, but that's the emphasis society has going on atm. If you are friends with an asshole, people might ask "How can you be friends with this person?" And your response would likely either include the word "accept" or be an "accepting" explanation, and noone would nitpick you "accepting" them. I've had a bunch of people >
Grurim
from the lgbtq community as friends or people I knew, and my brain always thought of them in the same way I thought my my straight friends, but inevitably, if people were to try and quantify that relationship, no doubt they would say I was "accepting" that person as they were, not because they are some abomination, but just because acceptance is a thought process.
OozingRabbit
I cannot not tear up everytime I see this.
MandalorianFromMandalore
I'll repeat what was the most important comment the last time I saw thos posted here. Look at the other drag queens' faces, they're crying for two fold, that this is a heartwarming moment, and that they never got the same warm welcome from their parents. Brock is an outlier, and that is utterly heartbreaking. Parents must love their children no matter what, but where they fall short we must love one another even more.
license2kilt
I love my son. I try to show him that love and support every chance that I get but I also know that so many others do not have that love and support and my heart breaks for them. I cannot imagine my life without my son right in the middle of it.
CeoHuntingSeason
You can see how that "if you love somebody you accept them" felt like a spear to the heart for a few there.
RazorAndBladeSavedTheDay
TheUnnamedPoet
I don't care if my son grows up to be straight, gay, bi, man, woman, or anywhere in between. So long as he is happy and does not spend his life hurting others, then I am proud of him and whatever he becomes
Mydogatemycomments
Do you mean that if your son turn into the batman you won't love him?
Gayforbae
If their son turned into batman they wouldn't do anything because they'd be murdered....
TheUnnamedPoet
ladyfirewitch9000
iirc, Yvie kind of hid from the cameras for the rest of the bit because she was ugly crying so hard
Gayforbae
Yeah yvie had a rough time of it, which I think we can all get.
chicharrone
IWasACatAllAlong
You are very bad at censoring faces. 🌈
chicharrone
😆 I know. Sorry to those whose faces weren't blooped well, but this was actually posted on the church website- FB etc
NoPostsOnlyComments
Glory to you and your identities friends. I hope y’all receive this level of acceptance.
CatSparkleBreaker
hey look, an actual Christian!
BeaverOnFire
Impossible. They aren't molesting children. Just ask.... Checks notes... Cops, church youth group leaders, priests, and pastors.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Hey look, an actual good mom. I wish I were that lucky... :'(
scoutMoonDiver
ironymus
This fake Christians just would call him an heretic and crucify him again
NoTeEnchiles
"I used to think that children were given to me so that I could mold and shape them. Actually, it's the reverse. Children were given to me so that they could mold and shape me."
ArcaneM37
This is def how it has been for me. I thought I was so prepared to be a mom, and when I adopted my 8-year-old twins (one boy one girl and the boy is autistic) it quickly because clear that I was not prepared and I didn't like my default mom mode. I think I have changed and grown even more than they have over the past 8 years.
LordElups
This sentence has stuck with me for years.
iWasHedwigBeforeItWasCool
Me too, I want to remember it for my own family
BlackDragoness
As a mother, that is the absolute truth.
SniffMyPinkies
As a father, the same.
TheLookAndFeelMUSIC
This YouTube now?
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
Unfortunately I know far too many who haven't even grown past the mindset of spouses and children as property.
MrFancyPanzer
I read someone comment once, "how do you know god didn't make gay people so that you could learn to accept others?"
ProppaGanda
Because:
a) god doesn't exist
b) their silly book of myths is chock full of homophobia as a cherry on top of its mysogyny and this whole "first translation to mention homosexuality was 1950 or whatever" is an absurd apology against all reason trying to whitewash what should be damned
Alsoashley
I know your intentions are whole hearted here but be very careful with this. I’ll just say, it made me feel very different than you may be hoping it would.
MrFancyPanzer
How did you interpret it? It might have been worded slightly differently originally, when I read this quote it was a gay person responding to a homophobe.
Alsoashley
The implication this could have that I am God’s plaything here, for other people to learn lessons from, is definitely a way this can be interpreted. Not saying everyone will think that, just warning you to be cautious when this is brought up. All things are shades of gray, just saying as a perspective that people with trauma may have a really tough time hearing this.
MrFancyPanzer
Ah I see, thanks for the clarification, I will keep that in mind next time.
Alsoashley
Appreciate that ❤️ This is one of the best interactions online I’ve had in a while, so thank you for that
CrumpetsWithHoneyAreCrumpetsWithBeeVomit
Drag queens aren't necessarily gay. Some are just straight guys who like to look fabulous.
weakman54
I don't think OP was commenting on the sexuality of the people in the post, moreso just expanding on the topic? unsure, tbh
lleuth63
We were created in his image. All that means is sentient and loving. All the other factors: gender, sexuality, color, race, wtf ever is all just part of the mix. Now jump in, mix that shit up, and enjoy the human race baby
ProppaGanda
You mean all other factors? Like how some are completely indifferent to suffering if it's just far enough from them, can disregard ongoing genocide, are ready to hurt and cheat for their own comfort? Because, you know, those are differences a bit more important than the melanin content of skin cells.
And, to be honest, it would explain a lot about it all.
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
I mean, we weren't because he doesn't exist. But yes, for those who need to believe for whatever reason, I do prefer they hold this view than others.
Also, I leave you with one of my favorite quotes (paraphrased): "We are both atheists. We both have thousands of deities we do not believe in. I just believe in one fewer god than you do, for all of the same reasons you don't believe in any of the others."
USSBigBooty
This reminds me of an absolutely wonderful movie scene. I think about it a lot. https://youtu.be/953pSxnhoZc
steelundecided
I love this film. So many good characters.
HandoB4Javert
Evan Almighty? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Almighty
keeshi
Yup.
cmdshift3
Funny how heavy a phrase can be even when it's surrounded by so much silly. I think the same about the "what is grief but love persevering?" line from Wandavision.
HowDoesOneWeaveASigourney
I'm sorry but I utterly loathe this. I'm not gay to "challenge" other people or give them personal growth. My marriage is not here to teach anyone about acceptance or make them less of an asshole. I'm not a lesson, I'm just a human being trying to live my life.
LiterallyAGoblin
I'm totally with you. If someone thinks I'm only allowed to exist as a poor little sinner for xtians to have compassion towards, they need to reevaluate how they see queer people.
Also I think religion is silly and deserves no respect, so that's probably part of it.
migratingotter
You can’t control what people learn from. Yes it’s just you trying to live your life. But you may be teaching others you’re not so different from them despite what they’ve taught by bigots.
HowDoesOneWeaveASigourney
Okay yes true. Happy to be a good example of normality for the bigots! I just didn't like the idea of being a lesson for Christians. Makes me feel less than a person. Like I was just created to test the rigteous like all the other suffering in the world.
migratingotter
I don’t think God tests us, I think dealing with all the stuff and others around us is all the testing needed. If you don’t follow Jesus’s teachings you’re not a Christian regardless of what you say. We are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give aid to the sick and weak and nowhere does it say we have to like or agree with them. I know people can’t help being different (skin/body shape/trans gender/homosexual) and who you love, you love. Still will help you if you need it.
fascinationstreet
I hear you on this. But it can be both. Many of us are things, or do things, for the simple reasons of being happy in life. While others may see that same person, or community of people, and be inspired to accept and grow because of who they are and what they do. This happens in all aspects of life. I’m a cynical motherfucker at this point, but I hold on to this one small thing, because it has helped me be more accepting and try to be more understanding of everyone else around me.
nobletrex
Queer people aren’t props.
anthrdrunkenwannabepoet
I wish to understand why you existing means you are a challenge. I like to think that if someone believes in something and makes them a better person for society as a whole, why are you angry? I am not gay or Trans, simply heterosexual, so I am trying to understand
anthrdrunkenwannabepoet
also not religious, just trying to have faith in humanity in all its forms
demoncatmara
That sounds like a challenge lol. But some humans are seriously cool as fuck, had a good experience today where two different people could have fucked me over for money but didn't cause were honest (was helping out a stranger, long story)