A gay teenager disowned by his parents has received more than $90,000 from an internet campaign after a horrifying video of his experience went viral.
Daniel Ashley Pierce, a 19-year-old college student from Kennesaw, Georgia secretly filmed a confrontation with his Christian parents who disapproved of him being gay.
In the video, Mr Pierce is overheard arguing with his stepmother who demands he move out because she "cannot condone" his homosexuality. She says: "I believe in the word of God and God creates nobody that way. It's the path that you have chosen to choose".
His father is overheard calling his son a "disgrace" and a "damn queer".
The argument escalates into violence with Mr Pierce reportedly being punched in the face repeatedly.
Mr Pierce told The Huffington Posts he filmed the "delayed intervention" with his family because he wanted to "make sure there was evidence in case something happened".
Mr Pierce posted the shocking five-minute video on his Facebook page, before it was shared on Reddit by his boyfriend and uploaded to YouTube.
Within days, the video – entitled "How not to react when your son tells you he's gay" – went viral and has now been seen over 3 million times, and he was inundated with messages of support.
A Gofundme crowdfunding campaign created by his friends aiming to raise $2000 to help the teenager with living expenses after being kicked out of his parents' house has raised a staggering $90,000 – and counting – in just two days, with over 3400 people pledging donations from all over the world.
Mr Pierce, who is now living with friends, said he planned to donate some of the contributions to help other LGBT young people.
On his Gofundme page, Mr Pierce wrote to thank his supporters saying,"My life was turned upside down. With this support I am beginning to put it back together."
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"How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
"How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: "How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
An odd contradiction.
Early on the mother says that she knew he was gay from when he was a small boy (so he could not have chosen his sexuality) and yet later insists that it was a choice.
Her own superstitious dogmatic religion causes her to deny the evidence of her personal experience. She denies empirical proof to maintain a dogmatic world view at the price of a relationship with her own child.
Yrs,
Rubato
Early on the mother says that she knew he was gay from when he was a small boy (so he could not have chosen his sexuality) and yet later insists that it was a choice.
Her own superstitious dogmatic religion causes her to deny the evidence of her personal experience. She denies empirical proof to maintain a dogmatic world view at the price of a relationship with her own child.
Yrs,
Rubato
Re: "How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
Somehow, in the long run, I think he'll be better off without her or his father in his life.
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I was going to lob the kid a few quid on the crowdfunder site, then I read this;
The kid shows far more "Christian" morality than his piece of shit "parents" do.http://www.gofundme.com/dnoqgg
I would like to the opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who has so generously donated. My intent is to pay if forward and hopefully turn something so negative into something positive. I will do my best to value the gift I have been given by so many of you. Thank you for your love and support.
If you would still like to make a donation please consider donating to Lost-N-Found Youth in Atlanta... they have been an amazing support and resource through this difficult time.
http://www.lost-n-found.org
Sincerely
Daniel
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: "How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
Big RR wrote:Somehow, in the long run, I think he'll be better off without her or his father in his life.
A lot of people, given time, come to a better understanding and can reconcile with their homosexual children.
Is his own act, putting that video/audio recording online and broadcasting it, without moral complications? Is this the same recording we would have heard if he had not known it was being taped and would by played in public? I personally agree with his decision, but to wield power over another person by this means is a serious ethical peril. And profiting so handsomely by it also gives pause. I would be concerned that others would take it up in order to profit even though in this case it was not (I assume) by design.
yrs,
rubato
Re: "How not to react when your son tells you he's gay"
What I find most unsettling about this is that some of the comments on youtube from people that are far worse than anything revolting the parents or the son said.
Makes a person despair about the human race sometimes.
Makes a person despair about the human race sometimes.
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Second rule of the interwebs: Never read the comments, ever.Daisy wrote:What I find most unsettling about this is that some of the comments on youtube from people that are far worse than anything revolting the parents or the son said.
Makes a person despair about the human race sometimes.
GAH!
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yeah the comments are scary stupid and uninformed
its amazing that people who know nothing about a subject have such strong opinions on it and refuse to consider any other info or idea
its amazing that people who know nothing about a subject have such strong opinions on it and refuse to consider any other info or idea