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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Jul 31, 2017 ^^
Rating : 4.951 (7,424/594,018 LTDR)
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Parents, remember the first time you held your newborn child, the first time you soothed it's tears, the first time you changed it's diaper, the first time you said "I love you". They are still that frail little baby that needs your total acceptance and protection no matter the age. See the soul, not the package that carries that soul.
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Hi, Iām Lance, and I know this comment likely wonāt be seen among the thousands of others, but I think the most appropriate place to tell my little story is here.
I found this song years agoāI donāt think the exact year it was released, but it was a while ago, I think around 3 or 4 years. I stumbled upon it on Spotify and listened to it on repeat for a while. Every time I listened to it, it made me cry. It still makes me cry, even just looking at the song cover, because no song has ever hit me so hard before.
My grandma and my mom call our Christian family āa villageā. Iām not sure why they do, but they do, and itās become a nickname for our entire family. I think itās endearing, but it just makes this song that much more impactful. Iāll never be able to genuinely be my true self among āmy villageā that I love so much, because theyāll alienate and hate me for it. So, I have to live a life of falseness and discomfort, simply because I canāt bear the thought of losing them and being alone. Aside from their obvious flaws, they really are amazing peopleāespecially my momāand it breaks my heart so fucking much that Iāll never receive the acceptance and encouragement that I wish Iād had from her and the rest of my family since 6th grade. I hate my body, and my personality, and my voice, and itās all because I have to pretend to be someone Iām not for the rest of my life just for them. Itās so unfair. So fucking unfair. And itās all because of a belief in a āruleā that may not even be true, and of a god that may not even exist.
Iām agnostic myself. Though Iād rather believe in facts and science, I grew up Christian and just canāt seem to shake my old beliefs. Iāll admit, the bible has some truth to itābut Iāve never understood why a āloving godā would damn people to eternal suffering just for loving.
Iām not sure what else to say, but I appreciate it if youāve read this far. I hope you all get to live your true lives and have a supportive āvillageā. Much love to the good Christians on this earth and LGBT+ community alike.
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14 year old Christian from India here. I saw this video, and man... So many 'christians' may say and do the meanest things believing that's for their purpose in 'god'. But honestly, Christ taught us to love, LOVE. He showed it both in His words and His actions. His very command is love, unconditionally love. So to everybody out there, love y'allā¤
āJohn 15:17 NIVā¬
This is my command:
Love each other.
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i've tried it all. put on every last bit of makeup, paint my nails, surround me with pink, wear dresses, i'm trying so fucking hard, but no amount of lipstick or designer bags will make me as happy as a piece of tape and a hoodie does. i'm a male. my name is tyler. i'm a boy. and i'll take that to my grave.
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This song rocks me to my core. I'm a cis hetero male who can't truly imagine the pain and challenges of wanting to live your true self, but never feeling comfortable in your own skin, and then also having so many around you telling you you are wrong for who you want to be.
EVERY single trans person out there--you are valid. You are LOVED. I will never judge you or not love you, and I'm so sorry for any of you who do not have the love and support around you that you deserve. I hope you will love yourself as much as I love you and believe in you, and you will find the strength you need to be able to live your true authentic self.
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@demonsandevils
4 years ago
I cried when he said trans rights without even saying trans rights
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