Gay man publishes father’s letter disowning him

death_pill · 07/08/12 - 19:44

A gay man has published a letter sent to him by his father to disown him after he came out.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/08/07/gay-man-publishes-fathers-letter-disowning-him/

[Deleted User] · 07/08/12 - 19:55

Poor guy, it sounds as though his dad's religious and he's put that religion before his own son. An awful father

[Deleted User] · 07/08/12 - 19:56

Sounds like something from the 19th century.

SeasideLady · 07/08/12 - 19:57

How you can just give up loving and caring about your child after being their parent all those years beforehand is very strange. On the outside he may put that show on, but deep down inside he must still love him. If his son was at death's door in hospital, would he stay away from his bedside when everyone else was there ? Probably not.

RandomSally · 07/08/12 - 20:01

What a terrible thing to receive from someone who is supposed to love you unconditionally. I'd never disown my children and certainly not for the fact they fall in love with someone of the same gender.
Poor fella

Talullahmay · 07/08/12 - 20:09

death_pill wrote: »

A gay man has published a letter sent to him by his father to disown him after he came out.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/08/07/gay-man-publishes-fathers-letter-disowning-him/

Poor lad, I know someone who did something similar to his son when he found out he was gay. Same attitude without any letter!;)
It must be devastating to be taken away from all your close family because of who you prefer to be in a relasionship with..Very sad..

Hugh Jboobs · 07/08/12 - 20:10

Sensing a pattern here with the OP's threads.....

Voynich · 07/08/12 - 20:14

He's our pink news botty.

MAW · 07/08/12 - 20:16

Voynich wrote: »

He's our pink news botty.

I trust there was no 'mens rea' iin that reply:D

hello.member · 07/08/12 - 20:17

The father is a disgrace.

himerus · 07/08/12 - 20:19

I wonder what was the purpose in the gay man publishing his father's letter.

HenryBane · 07/08/12 - 20:20

RandomSally wrote: »

What a terrible thing to receive from someone who is supposed to love you unconditionally. I'd never disown my children and certainly not for the fact they fall in love with someone of the same gender.
Poor fella

Supposed.

My family mocked me, made my life hell after I came out.

I left them all so I could become the person I always wanted to be.

hello.member · 07/08/12 - 20:24

himerus wrote: »

I wonder what was the purpose in the gay man publishing his father's letter.

To hurt his father I imagine. Good on him

HenryBane · 07/08/12 - 20:25

hello.member wrote: »

To hurt his father I imagine. Good on him

I wouldn't have wasted my time on the prick.

BomoLad · 07/08/12 - 20:35

I could be wrong but I don't think his Dad seems the sort to visit PinkNews.co.uk on a regular basis.

Voynich · 07/08/12 - 20:41

BomoLad wrote: »

I could be wrong but I don't think his Dad seems the sort to visit PinkNews.co.uk on a regular basis.

LOL

I shouldn't laugh as the letter is pretty horrible, but too true.

Who needs someone like that, anyway? Supposedly Christian as well.

HenryBane · 07/08/12 - 20:44

Voynich wrote: »

LOL

I shouldn't laugh as the letter is pretty horrible, but too true.

Who needs someone like that, anyway? Supposedly Christian as well.

Aye, his dad is a ****.

RandomSally · 07/08/12 - 20:46

HenryBane wrote: »

Yes, but it hasn't stopped me from admitting to and accepting who I am.

Good.

[Deleted User] · 07/08/12 - 20:48

I know a lot of people are attached to their religion but I really can't try to understand these people who don't stand by their children no matter what.

My dad doesn't support me being bisexual and I've heard his views before I was out but althouh he doesn't like it he tries to understand.

Rhumbatugger · 07/08/12 - 20:53

HenryBane wrote: »

Yes, but it hasn't stopped me from admitting to and accepting who I am.

That must have been very hard. I'm glad you're okay.:)

[Deleted User] · 07/08/12 - 20:53

I don't understand this at all, how can you do this to your child?

Voynich · 07/08/12 - 21:01

Babycakes15 wrote: »

I don't understand this at all, how can you do this to your child?

Probably wasn't much of a Father beforehand. I worked with a guy who's Father walked out on his Mother and he never saw him again. He only found after his Father died that he'd trotted off, married again and produced two other children! Some people are just weird.

Aneechik · 07/08/12 - 21:01

There's nothing quite as cathartic as airing your dirty laundry in public.

Voynich · 07/08/12 - 21:02

Aneechik wrote: »

There's nothing quite as cathartic as airing your dirty laundry in public.

...on the Jeremy Kyle Show. :eek::D

HenryBane · 07/08/12 - 21:05

Rhumbatugger wrote: »

That must have been very hard. I'm glad you're okay.:)

Thanks. It takes more than a prick of a father to get me down.

I feel sorry for him.

[Deleted User] · 07/08/12 - 21:06

Babycakes15 wrote: »

I don't understand this at all, how can you do this to your child?

He is emotionally stunted. Men like James's dad deeply resent the greater freedom of expression enjoyed by the current generation.

The bloke might as well have written "my father never allowed me to break away from the herd like this, so the why the hell should I make an exception for you?"

Because that's pretty much what it boils down to.

Hey there!

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