U.S. Soldier Calls His Dad To Tell Him He's Gay

As many of you know by now, a policy that discriminated against "my family" was repealed yesterday, never to be heard from again.  When I say "my family" I mean to say my gay brothers.  This policy reprimanded gays who were in the U.S. Military.  Men who have sacrificed their lives for our country... Men who have fought to defend our freedom in countless wars.  They are no different than our friends and family who have given their lives to the U.S. Military.  

The Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy ended years of pain and heartache for many people in this country and around the world.  And one particular soldier stationed in Germany who had something to tell his father...

"Dad, I'm gay," the soldier uttered into his cellphone. "Always have been and always known forever," he adds.

How did his father react?  He tells the young soldier, "I still love you son."

And that was all I needed to start crying.  The soldier was relieved to hear his father assure him that this would not change their relationship.

I have friends whose parents have shunned them for being gay, disowned them for caring, or loving someone they can't live without.  I cannot begin to imagine how this would feel - it would utterly devastate me!  Furthermore, I don't know how a mother or father could hate their child so much, that they would kick them out of a family they've always loved and known.  I just don't understand it.  Is this what a Christian is like?  Is this what Jesus would do?