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+Andrew Goes Places I came out to my folks 36 years ago and my Dad (WW II marine vet) was totally awesome too. He always treated my partner (now husband) as his son in law.
Jim Kohn yes he is so nice u can see that he is sweet from the way he talk so i think he deserve all the support from all people and deserve every swee thing in his life when i see ppl happy it makes me happy so its great^^
I didn't come out until I was well into my 30s wasn't a great experience but knew for years and years and kept denying my true self now 52. I have my partner of 27 years this year who's been by my side since the very beginning. That's great you have some many great coming out stories we are all different I suppose 🌈🌈🌈
+Andrew Goes Places I really wanted to play trumpet, but the music director made me try to learn the French horn instead and I never really got the hang of it.
Andrew, I'm so proud of you for coming out. Thank goodness for having such a supportive family. I didn't come out until I was in my 40s. My son was my hugest support, and he was straight. My wife was absolutely wonderful, and continues to be. (I know that sounds complicated, but it's not...love conquers all. Don't ever forget that, Andrew.) Plus I'm proud of every young person that does come out...what courage it takes to do that, and, for me, it shows incredible character to be honest with yourself and others. Thank for this video. Big thumbs up, Andrew!
You have such a sweet, and warm personality. I can truly see why your friends and family are so supportive of you. Any guy you end up being with, will be truly lucky to have you. Good Luck, and God Bless.
You were soooooooo lucky with your parents and stepmom. Both of my parents were dead set against it. I tried coming out twice. The first time with my Mom she was like how could you be gay you like Dolly Parton and brushed it off. The second time she stopped talking to me for like 3 weeks and I was literally dying inside cause my Mom was my rock. So if you can believe it I talked myself out of being gay and I told my Mom I'd never mention it again. I'm 50....and I've never been on a date....or known love. Just the love of my Mom. She passed on November 3rd 2021....and it's the hardest thing I ever went through in my life. Now it's just me and......I'm alone. It's very hard!!!!
I am sorry to hear that but try and take some time to focus on yourself and your emotions as well okay and try and maybe make some new friends if you can okay and try and be in touch with yourself and get some help if you can okay I wish you all the best in your life
Hey Andrew thanks for sharing your story :D! Being a gay couple on youtube we are already automatically "out" regardless of making a coming out video or not but we def think its important to share these stories and help little gays all around the world accept and feel comfortable with themselves :) So yeah just wanted to say thanks for sharing buddy! -Philip & Shawn
This video honestly made me so happy. I just recently came out to my peers but idk if I'm ready to come out to my mom and step dad. He is really "old fashion" IG is the word but I'm glad u had that much support!😁
Dude your stories are so relatable especially the stuff about magazines and stuff at a younger age! It brought me to tears and brought back so many memories! :(
I am not into the whole "daddy" scene, but seeing you really tests my limits. You are such an awesome looking guy. Don't let the haters shame you because of their personal insecurities. I am a hefty older guy, but they tell me that even I will find my perfect match. LOL
I love what your mom told you about how she’d love to have a gay son, it’s a blessing to have a gay son. Thank you for sharing your story, and your mom for her attitude and inspiration.
your a really awesome guy i mean this helped me so much i mean i was already out and it seems we had similar experiences my family was cool with it too so i just smiled watching this as it reminded me how i felt when they were supportive when i came out. Also your videos are awesome and your a really cool guy x
Props from a Baby Boomer whose family didn't take my coming out nearly as well as yours did. I watch videos like this and am so glad that things are better than they were in my day. Best of luck, man.
Andrew, just found you and subbed. As a counselor and teacher, your video gives me hope that not everyone has as tough a time as the guys I work with. This video is so good to show others that being 'gay' is as 'normal' for the homosexual as being 'straight' is for the heterosexual. Thanks, bro...................Ray
+okimlistening2u There are two great songs for gay kids and teens that are struggling or going through bullying and self acceptance issues, perhaps some kids you know might draw strength from them? 1) Ronan Parke sings anti bullying song called: "Defined" from the U K and a rarity song on youtube ""Cass Elliot + Different + w/Lyrics posted by miquel coper" many of cass elliots' songs were messages of ope and support for gay kids/teens long before the Disco Divas entered the scene see gay movie Beautiful Thing :)
Thank you, Dark Angel, I always try to keep up on music especially. It has a huge influence on people in general and on the young especially-------a very powerful tool. Thank you so much...........Ray
Andrew - You are lucky. And your message is one that should be shared often. Especially because you do so in such a "normal" way - absent the timbre of fear that I see so often in other Coming Out messages. Your demeanor is infectious in a most good way. Best to you!
Andrew I am a new subscriber here. I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your videos. You seem so humble and big-hearted and that is so refreshing. Keep up the good work.
This actually hit me really hard because I too came out as bi until I accepted the fact that I just like men more than women. Depression came along with it, but the friends I told and family I spoke with were very supportive and I find it touching that our stories are similar and we are incredibly lucky to have these amazing people in our lives. Thanks for sharing your story!
Thanks for telling your story. Congratulations on being brave for standing up to be counted. You're well spoken and charming, you made it entertaining. I'm certain people struggling with the issue will find your video inspirational. Props to your parents for being loving and supportive. I'm quite a bit older than you and stories like yours amaze me.
Watching this video just reminds me of where I was three years ago: watching videos like this trying to get the courage to come out myself. I'm so happy that I'm in a place in my life now where I can watch these videos, not trying to gain courage, but to give empathy.
Great video, Thanks for sharing it. I had a similar experience and I realise how lucky I was. Hope it encourages more young people to come - and more families and friends to be relaxed and supportive about it.
Hi Andrew, new comment on an old video, I know. I'm from Italy, and I just discovered your channel, and I've seen many of your videos. When, yesterday, I found this and I watched this I decided to come out with my mum before Next Christmas. She already knows about me, I think, but I wasn't sure if to keep it unsaid or to find courage and tell her. I think that you had part in this, so thank you. This is important for me. Andrea (italian version of ur name ahahah)
This was awesome! Is hard to say this things on camera, even if you know that is the best way to help people that have problems with coming out. For me was similiar! My mom asked me if I was gay! LOL. But she was very supported to me and my family too. I live in El Salvador, and the people here is very closed mind. But my friends and people around me are very open mind and supported. I'm so blessed to say that I had a very normal life. I will be waiting for more awesome videos. You're so handsome! ;) I send u love from El Salvador. XO
I really have to say. I admire you very very much. you are so courageous, loving and humble, I really look to you and the person you are. I watched alot of your videos and they help me out so much with my own experiences. your one of my biggest role models and I hope to meet you one day. thanks again for the videos you share.
I forgot to mention this in my own coming out video, but you're "rationalization," for a lack of better words, was exactly the same as mine. I always thought the really attractive, muscular men made me feel how I did because I wanted to look like them, not because I was attracted to them. That's crazy man!! I wonder how many others there are!
Watching any video no matter how "hard" the story is always helps me. I'm still kind of struggling but I'm getting there. Thank you! And gosh you're cute! Lol
This video made me cry a bit tbh. I grew up Mormon so the coming out process was incredibly painful and drove me to the edge of suicide repeatedly. I am glad that there are families and friends who can handle coming out experiences, I just wish I had had that too.
You’re story was really heartwarming. I wish that my family could be as supportive like your’s. I really liked this story you shared. I just want hear more of this often.☺️😊😘
Your experience is nearly identical to mine! Although I never posted on social media about it, rather I told my stepmom and she told my dad and my dad told my mom. However, my mother wasn't as cool about it as your mom was. But I was lucky to have the support of friends and certain family members. But your experiences are so similar to mine and I'm glad you shared your story!
I remember I came out to the bishop (Who later on became a really good friend when I left the church) when I was in Mormonism and he was fully accepting but he asked me “Do you want kids?’ And I don’t know why but that broke my heart.
Andrew, of all the vids on here, urs had the most impact on me. I can identify for sure, wish there was some way I could meet you as I feel you are more real and honest than anyone ive heard. I can always hope.
Andrew, I can completely relate to this. I used to feel soo bad because I didn't have a horrific childhood due to being gay. I was very popular in school and most people just always loved me. But I used to hate telling others this... My how life has changed 😊. Thanks for Sharing
i'm really weak when it comes to a great support from families in this coming out videos.. as an indonesian (not all though) i don't think i can 100% come out to my parents. all i said was /i'm not getting married/ and that's it xD i do really feel happy when i see these youtubers vlogging with their family and see/hear their support just like this video. i studied medicine too, and sadly not everyone accepting =] but it's okay. i have supports from my friends and it's great! thank you for sharing this :D hope you live a wonderful life xD
allwellallgood finally see a comment from indonesian, i understand fully how everyone here doesn't fully support lgbtq+, due to here being a homophobic country in general... me too, has an issue about coming out, none of my family knows and i only have like 3 friends who know that i'm gay, n i usually get mocked in school too just because they suspect me for being gay (not actually know) I'm just hoping this country's people will be open-minded later in the future
nice to find another sweet, down-to-earth gay guy to watch and follow. it's lovely that your family is supportive. I'm a slightly older fellow than you, dating an awesome guy for three years. not out to my parents, i genuinely feel like it will somewhat ruin our family dynamic. it's uplifting to hear positive coming out stories like this. ❤
I wish my family was as supportive, but I'm so happy for you and your family that it isn't a big deal for them. My eyes are really teared up. Not due to self pity, but sadness of how being gay is stil such a huge issue for so many people not realizing how hard they make gay peoples' lives by having such strong beliefs.
I know I'm Johnny Come Lately, but I really enjoyed this video. I had to chuckle because I myself used to look at International Male catalog and I would tell myself I was envious of those guys' bodies. I don't know if that catalog is still around but it was like the underwear section in a Penny's catalog on steroids. It had underwear, thongs, banana hammocks, g-strings, everything! I wanted a body like theirs (denial ain't just a river in Egypt). I'm glad your family was so cool with everything. You are a truly cool person yourself. I love your blog. Hugs!
Wow. The reaction you received was great. What a blessing to have people so understanding in your family. Mom, with the glass of wine, was actually quite hilarious. How dramatic and new age with the candles. Loved it.
I know this video is very old, but i just wanted to say that it is very hard for some too come out to even a friend, some like myself never even wanted my fockes to know. I knew it would never be anywhere near the same, I knew that my mother would never look at me the same way again. To be honest she never has, it has changed my whole relationship with her and everyone else in my family, and I don't know if that feeling will ever go away. Thank you for the video, it was what i needed to get through another day.
Sweetheart...thanking you for a wonderful video and the coming out process you experienced. My coming out went just as well because family figured it out long before I knew....anyway, it's been almost 30 years and it was the BEST coming out I could ever imagine. My parents were divorced as well and remember writing my dad a letter about my being gay....he was supportive and loving in his own way and I thought how great that was. All they wanted was for me to be happy. I have been out now nearly 30 years and a mentor to several of our gay youth helping them live in a world that's still not accepting. I teach them about being kind, generous, respectful and tolerant to others and today they're all doing well and now paying it forward from what they learned early on. I AM SO PROUD OF THEM ALL and proud of you baby for sending such a good message to those kids who's yet to come out. Hoping someday that coming out will be a thing of the past and that your sexuality should NOT mean a thing. Wishing you well sweetheart and I have enjoyed your videos for awhile...you are a lovely young man and feel you will go very far in life. Be well and if ever you need to chat I'll be here for you too...xoxox "Mama" Steve😊👍🏿
Your vid appeared in my feed - And I was sure I was going to have something to say, but it turns out that you seem to be handling life far better than most. I'm speechless - and so very thankful for you taking the time to share yourself. You're doing just fine, Andrew. So keep up the good work! Now if you ever decide to get engaged, let me know - I have a lot of good things to share. Hugs....
I wish I could like this video a thousand times over. glad you had very accepting parents not everyone is lucky like that, but I feel even if it is a struggle you will always come out stronger at the top being yourself!!
Andrew, knowing that you grew up in the same home town as myself, I can't believe how things have changed there even within the past 20 years. Growing up on a farm there and going to the school surrounding the town, I dared not even mention my sexuality. No one would ever come out, and those that were even suspected, well, lets just say it was hell. I was also lucky with my family. I didn't tell them until after I turned 21, but they were super supportive. Sadly, too many bad memories there for me to even return for High School reunions. So glad things have started to change.
OMG your story is just like mine. Same feelings, same thoughts. It's so good to have someone who we can identify with. Thank u so much for sharing your story!
Thank you for sharing your story with us! It is the best feeling when they accept you the way you really are and i'm looking forward to seeing more of you!
Omg I have watched this so many times. You just are amazing and I wish I had family like yours. You just inspire me and I wish I could meet someone like you. Maybe if I wish on my lucky stars one day. YOU ROCK ANDREWWW
