Watch: Gay Man's Viral Video of Mother Denouncing His Engagement
A gay Mexican man has gone viral for a heartbreaking video where his religious mother berates him, Out reports.
Henry Jimenez, a 21-year-old photographer, posted to Instagram a TikTok video in which he called his mother to tell her he was recently engaged to his boyfriend and wanted to invite her to the wedding.
Jimenez's mother's response was indignant. She said, "I can't believe you're being serious about this. ... Do you know that's a sin in front of the eyes of God? Do you know that? It's on the Bible. Those who will never get into God's kingdom are men that sleep with men, drunks and adulterers. ... You're so wrong. You can't see it but you're so wrong. At what point did you meet that guy? That guy has blinded you, he doesn't want anything to do with God. ... You broke my heart into a thousand pieces. Every time you talk to me about that, you make me sad. You make me sicker than I already am."
She added, "The day I die you are gonna be the one who kills me because I'm always thinking about all the stuff you've done wrong," Jimenez's mother added. "You do wrong. You sin. ... Think really hard about what you're doing. Think about it and don't sin for Satan."
As Jimenez attempts to end the call, his mother continues, "The day I die, you are gonna be the one who kills me, because I'm always thinking about all the stuff you've done wrong. You do wrong. You sin. Think really hard about what you're doing. Think about it and don't sin for Satan." Jimenez then hangs up in tears.
In sharing the video to Instagram, Jimenez captioned the video:
"I told my mom that I got engaged with the man of my life
Many of you don't have tik tok so I'm also posting this video here.
This as I said IS SO HARD for me to share, but today I got a message from a kid telling how much he felt inspired after watching this and told his parents his biggest secret. That makes me so happy and makes it all worth it. What are we doing in this world if we are not being truly happy. Share this video if you can, and remind people that everything is gonna be okay."