A father’s reaction to catching his son putting on makeup is so emotional.
The video was first uploaded by makeup guru Daniel Lemus on
July 12, 2020, but is going viral over
a year later thanks to a Reddit post.
No matter how much progress is
made, members of the LGBTQIA+ community never know how their families will
react when they come out or express themselves.
According to a 2018 Human Rights Campaign survey of over 12,000 LGBTQIA+ teens, 77% felt depressed, 70% felt worthless and hopeless and 77% said they heard family members say negative
things about LGBTQIA+ people.So you can only imagine how
Daniel felt when, at 18 years old, he was caught off guard by his dad during a
vulnerable moment: putting on makeup in his bedroom.
Lemus was wearing acrylic nails
and expertly doing a full face when his dad walked in.
Daniel’s dad, Luis Lemus, wanted
to know what was going on. The exchange happened in English and Spanish.
“What are you doing?” the father
asked him. “Turn on the lights.”
Daniel explained he was recording
a video for YouTube. The son nervously laughed.
“I’m gonna tell you something,
whatever it is you want to do…” the dad said.
“Dad, don’t make me cry, don’t
make me cry,” Daniel interrupted.
“Whatever it is you want to do,
you’ll be OK. I’ll be OK with you. I’m with you, OK? I love you, papa. If that
makes you happy, do it, but do it good. I’m always with you, OK? I’m not going
to drop you or anything. You be happy.”
The father held his son tight and
showered him with kisses on the cheek. The touching moment was the catalyst for
Daniel to come out to Luis.
“I never told my dad that I was
gay, until that day I felt like I truly came out to him,” Daniel told Newsweek.
“I know that he knew already but
I just felt that I came out to him right then and there when he caught me with makeup
on. It’s just so amazing how that actually turned out, and I’m so grateful to
have parents who accept me for who I am.”
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