The support and affirmation from your loved one is one of the crucial aspects in life that can propel you forward, but it’s even more important for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The Trevor Project reports that up to 45 percent of young LGBTQ+ people don’t want to keep going and the biggest reason is unacceptance by their loved ones and their family members.
This is exactly why this young man named Jacob took it to Twitter to share the touching story about how his granded reached out to him to tell him that he was OK with him being gay.
Jacob shared that he hadn’t come out to his grandfather, but the elderly grandpa wanted his grandson to confirm that his grandson was gay, and that he was okay with it and accepted him. The story was shared by Jacob himself on Twitter, where it went viiral. Check it out for yourself below, and see why it melted the hearts of many.
While in my grandad’s hospital room he asked to speak to me alone.
‘I just wondered if you were gay’
I said I am.
‘That’s alright. I don’t mind gay’. He paused. ‘I can rest now’
He died today. That was our last chat. In his final moment he wanted me to know he had no issue
— JACOB (@jacobbeechamm) July 9, 2022
The tweet went viral in just a few days, gaining more than 170k likes and 5.6k retweets. What people loved the most about it is the fact that the granded was concerned about his grandson, and wanted him to know that he was OK with him. Can you imagine how much it meant, both for Jacob and the elderly man to know that he was okay with Jacob being who he is.
People loved the story, and many shared their love, support, and condolences for the family.
Days before my grandfather died my husband & I went to visit him. He did not know I was gay.
When I was within hearing range – but out of the room – he told Mike: “You best take good care of Jann!”
Mike said “I will, Clarence.”
Grandpa said “Call me Grandpa, my boy!”I cried!
— (((Jann Gobble)))
(@jgobble) July 10, 2022
You probably knew your gran better than your mum did.
I’ve also found grans to be completely different around their grandchildren than their own kids.
By the time people become grandparents, they’ve usually mellowed & your gran only wants you to be happy x— Elaine (@NotaBot1976) July 9, 2022
I’m sorry for yr loss. Grandparents are the best. I had my first child as an unmarried student – he was the 1st great grandchild but my grandmother didn’t want to tell anyone. My grandad said you please yrself but I’m telling anyone who asks I’m a proud great grandad. And he was. pic.twitter.com/G1WV5llK4O
— Annie
(@annienic123) July 9, 2022
I never told mine. I was nearly 40 when he died, so he’d probably worked it out. I never felt the need to force the issue (I don’t hold someone born in 1915 to today’s standards) but perhaps I should have shown more courage and trusted him more
— Stuart Poyser
(@StuartPoyser) July 10, 2022
Shortly before my grandfather died he said he wanted his grandkids to be his pallbearers. He looked at my (male) cousin when he said it and said “including Travis”. Travis was my cousin’s boyfriend; now, his husband. It was a nice moment
— Elizabeth Brandon (@ekbrandon93) July 10, 2022
Source: Upworthy
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