Wow, what an amazing young man, what an amazing interview, what an amazing story I’m so happy it came up on my TH-cam feed. I can relate so much of what he suffered as I suffered much the same thing, although not at the hands of my parents, but more at the hands of society and my own fear.
@@andreaswijk you are so beautiful . like your face and your smile. the way you speak. and you look masculine. you can be gay but not all of us are femenine, or less femenine..... you can look soft but enough.... be happy.
Oh, so happy to have watched this. Thank you, whoever put the English subtitles. Amazing man, amazing story. I wish him all the best. Love from Ireland 💌
From the USA, You Tube recommended this video, and I am so glad it did. Truly extraordinary with a honest, heartfelt guest and an extraordinary interviewer. Makes me even more proud of my Swedish ancestry.
Mazel Tov! So happy for you that your parents have evolved, and are accepting of you. It's almost criminal how a young lad's entire coming of age is spoilt by such feelings of shame and "less than"status. Your honesty shines through as a light to those who may be suffering and hiding in the shadows. Many blessings to you.
No hesitations, no fear, no doubt, all because of the right kind of support and acceptance you got from the right people who truly care about you and your real you. .. Thank you for sharing your journey.. . 🙏
@@andreaswijk that was such a amazing story it was very brave of you to come out to your family well done 👍 plus to your family and friends I am gay myself my name is Chetan nice to meet you god bless you always do you have WhatsApp I am
@@andreaswijk that was such a amazing story it was very brave of you to come out to your family well done 👏 plus to your family and friends I am gay myself my name is Chetan nice to meet you god Bless you always do you have WhatsApp I do
Speaking as a 61 yr old gay guy in the UK, it was tough then and it's tough now - for far too many people. Well done for your honesty, and for using your profile to shine light on how hard it can be to come out, and to reframe your relationship with your family. ❤❤
Congratulations to you for finding yourself. I had to go through this all in the 80s with the added fear of AIDS and prejudice that also brought. I'm so glad that the religious background and attitudes didn't damage you as I have seen it do to many others. On a side note... it freaks me out that you speak in your native tongue and then switch to singing in English with a perfect sounding accent...😊 I hope you find the beautiful man that you deserve soon..❤
It's so rotten what some young people have to go through. I can't even begin to imagine the hurt and damage this sort of rejection causes. Thank you for telling your story, Andreas. Hopefully it will make a difference. ❤
Wow! I could really connect with Andreas on faith, the secret, and coming out. I do hope he finds someone who has strong faith as he does and it shines brilliantly in and around him. Before I listened to the interview I have to say the clips that was shown and him at pride and tears I got emotional. I suffered from the church, family, friends and relatives as well society. My faith was strong then as it is now. It is what kept me going and knowing God loves me. I wish you all the best in your life. Sending love from America. ❤🏳️🌈
I hate when people say homosexuality is a lifestyle! I also hate when people say to you that being gay is your choice. Unfortunately, it’s hard to combat ignorance especially in this day and age, but we can’t give up! I think he’s a perfect example.
right!! Nobody ever calls ‘straight’ a lifestyle…a lifestyle is being vegan…being a marathon runner…buying expensive shit…not a sexuality & feeling love which is a very real human thing that all of us have and need. It makes it come off as a frivolous thing. i feel like people always say the ‘lifestyle’ shit when they’re *trying* to be understanding and tolerant, but the connotation is still dismissive. It’s not a style, it’s not a “preference,” it’s who I am to my core. Tbh it’s pretty outdated language which is just annoying
I went through something similar, and when I finally accepted myself I felt that same freedom you feel. It's amazing. Hearing your story brings mine back to me.
How can anyone have the right or disrespect not to let this young guy be who he is ? He is so honest, and he could be my son anytime. Tu est formidable Andreas et je te souhaites un chemin de bonheur pour toujours. 🇨🇦🇸🇪
I can sympathize with him because I went through the same thing, just as intensely, because it was in the 1970s. I wasn't in a religious family. I was in a dysfunctional one. He is an incredibly lucky lad to have had so little confusion in his life, and I think he realises that and draws strength from his faith. In some ways I was lucky not to be in such a religious environment, growing up with a broader perspective. Now I'm older, I can see that I was a bit obsessed with my sexual orientation - understandable at that age and those times. These days, I know I'm not defined by my sexuality, or even my sex. There's more to life. I think this lad's experience is a lesson for Christians more than anything. For me, it reminds me how lucky some people are to grow up loved and confided in, however conditionally, and in an environment of certainty. But be careful when dismantling some certainties. If we obsess about sexuality, sex and freedom of expression, we can lose perspective, and that's why we are now legitimizing gender dysphoria. Believing you're in the wrong body is usually what a confused gay or bi person thinks in struggling against homosexuality and gender stereotyping.
Wonderful,HEARTFELT,Emotional,Amazing interview…You are an AMAZING,INSPIRING, TALENTED,LOVING,CARING,NURTURING,HANDSOME,GORGEOUS,BEAUTIFUL,PERSON/MAN🙏🏻…😘😘🥰…KEEP BEING YOU 💗🙏🏻😘ANDREAS WIJK🥰🙏🏻💗
what religion and the church has done to lgbt people is genuinely so cruel and sickening and downright abuse. I’m glad he has a good relationship with god now but JESUS CHRIST it’s heartbreaking imagining a little innocent 12 year old boy shaking in fear with depression and anxiety thinking he’s going to hell because of a made up story pushed by bigots. Like he did NOT have to go through that. No gay kid or any lgbt kid should ever ever go through that. It makes me sick. Protect our kids 💔💔💔
I was so inspired by you Andreas. I wish you a happy loving life. I have been with my husband for 41 years. I wish the same for you. You are so talented. ❤️ Love is everything.
It's still very clear that the his beautiful religious upbringing caused him deep psychological scars. He's still tryingbor not wanting to disappoint his religious father. I hope hi finds peace within himself.
It is now a medically proven fact that some people are born gay. Being gay is NOT a choice. It is NOT wrong. The entire medical profession declassified homosexuality as an illness in 1973, 51 years ago. As a former Baptist Pastor, the most thing for me was looking carefully at what the Bible actually says in the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures. Happy to explain.
ofcourse you should feel free to date and explore relationships but also be clear with your boundaries god wants you to be happy and fulfill your hearts desire
a nice thought, of course the entire problem is that religion is all fake, it is complete bullshit. there is no god floating in the clouds, it is all laughable. "religion?" get out of here
What a beautiful young man you are, I wish you All the best of ❤ and continued success. God bless you 🙏 I too grew up a Christian, loving God but thinking he hated me because I had feelings for other boys. Its not like that now. All my love to you Andreas from Ireland 🇮🇪
Jättefint, men rika kändisar som gratulerar varandra och berättar för varandra hur fantastiska de alla är får mig att må lite illa, TROTS att jag inte ens är vänsterpartist.
He wasn't born rich. To use an American baseball idiom, it's not like he was born on third base, thinking he hit a triple. He's a self-made man, so it's no stretch to call him amazing. And yet he's humble, so I have no idea what has your knickers all twisted. I guess perhaps you're more comfortable with mediocrity.
I Wrote This Guy Years Ago, He Replied To Me Via The First Video With His Parents. He's The Real Deal. HES GOT IT RIGHT! Hes TEACHING ALL OF US. Im 62, Hes GOT IT RIGHT. GOING ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY - Hes Teaching Us ALL! Hes A GREAT GUY, Sweet Kid, Blessed and Anointed With The LOVE Of Jesus Christ, IRONIC That Within the Time He First Replied To A Comment of Mine On instagram And Today. Ive Also Had Open Heart Surgery. This Kid Is and Will INSPIRE Hundreds of MILLIONS of People Who Suffer! ❤
As an ordained graduate Seminarian, I know that "God" has created gays just as "God" has created straights. The sin is not in being homosexual and embracing your homosexuality. The sin is in denying it. Jesus says, 'Judge ye not'. Our sexuality is a gift to be celebrated. Period.
@@keltus_warrior6491 Peaceful coexistence with genuine respect is too rare and always beautiful. This 62 year old homosexual, physician, and lifelong atheist finds a lot of wisdom in the Christian Bible. My forward thinking Catholic parents convinced me to attend the Jesuit prep school my brothers had, by assuring me I wouldn’t be taught "what to think" about things but rather "to think" about things. Their total acceptance of my nature and beliefs from a very early age was invaluable.
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Wow, what an amazing young man, what an amazing interview, what an amazing story I’m so happy it came up on my TH-cam feed. I can relate so much of what he suffered as I suffered much the same thing, although not at the hands of my parents, but more at the hands of society and my own fear.
We are in this together! 🫶🏽🏳️🌈
All the best ❤
Be you self and take care ❤❤
@@andreaswijk you are so beautiful . like your face and your smile. the way you speak. and you look masculine. you can be gay but not all of us are femenine, or less femenine..... you can look soft but enough.... be happy.
Oh, so happy to have watched this. Thank you, whoever put the English subtitles.
Amazing man, amazing story.
I wish him all the best.
Love from Ireland 💌
So much love to you! 🫶🏽
God bless you and all young people struggling with their identity.
I even teared up a bit while watching the interview..🥹 So emotional and moving!!🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Super big hug from Spain, Andreas!!🇪🇸🏳️🌈🫶🏼
I love the algorithm for showing me this, what a wonderful person ❤
Very good interview! Best wishes to you.
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From the USA, You Tube recommended this video, and I am so glad it did. Truly extraordinary with a honest, heartfelt guest and an extraordinary interviewer. Makes me even more proud of my Swedish ancestry.
Great and heartfelt interview! Watching from 🇨🇦
❤Fantastic interview! ❤Good luck for your life Andreas! ❤love from Finland
Thank you so much love!
@@andreaswijk ❤👍
You're a beautiful man, inside and out. Wishing you all the joy and happiness in the world. Peace.
Mazel Tov! So happy for you that your parents have evolved, and are accepting of you. It's almost criminal how a young lad's entire coming of age is spoilt by such feelings of shame and "less than"status. Your honesty shines through as a light to those who may be suffering and hiding in the shadows. Many blessings to you.
So much love to you! Thank you for your words. 🫶🏽
@@andreaswijk You're very welcome, and thank you for your openness in sharing your story.
All the best wishes!
No hesitations, no fear, no doubt, all because of the right kind of support and acceptance you got from the right people who truly care about you and your real you. ..
Thank you for sharing your journey.. . 🙏
Thank you for listening! 🫶🏽 Love!
Good luck on all your ways!
@@andreaswijk that was such a amazing story it was very brave of you to come out to your family well done 👍 plus to your family and friends I am gay myself my name is Chetan nice to meet you god bless you always do you have WhatsApp I am
@@andreaswijk that was such a amazing story it was very brave of you to come out to your family well done 👏 plus to your family and friends I am gay myself my name is Chetan nice to meet you god Bless you always do you have WhatsApp I do
Enjoyed that, greetings from Ireland ☘️☘️☘️💚
Speaking as a 61 yr old gay guy in the UK, it was tough then and it's tough now - for far too many people. Well done for your honesty, and for using your profile to shine light on how hard it can be to come out, and to reframe your relationship with your family. ❤❤
Congratulations to you for finding yourself. I had to go through this all in the 80s with the added fear of AIDS and prejudice that also brought. I'm so glad that the religious background and attitudes didn't damage you as I have seen it do to many others. On a side note... it freaks me out that you speak in your native tongue and then switch to singing in English with a perfect sounding accent...😊 I hope you find the beautiful man that you deserve soon..❤
It's so rotten what some young people have to go through. I can't even begin to imagine the hurt and damage this sort of rejection causes.
Thank you for telling your story, Andreas. Hopefully it will make a difference. ❤
Wow! I could really connect with Andreas on faith, the secret, and coming out. I do hope he finds someone who has strong faith as he does and it shines brilliantly in and around him. Before I listened to the interview I have to say the clips that was shown and him at pride and tears I got emotional. I suffered from the church, family, friends and relatives as well society. My faith was strong then as it is now. It is what kept me going and knowing God loves me. I wish you all the best in your life. Sending love from America. ❤🏳️🌈
Gay isn't a lifestyle it's just life private jets and doing the season on the continent is a lifestyle.
Simply well said.
I hate when people say homosexuality is a lifestyle! I also hate when people say to you that being gay is your choice. Unfortunately, it’s hard to combat ignorance especially in this day and age, but we can’t give up! I think he’s a perfect example.
right!! Nobody ever calls ‘straight’ a lifestyle…a lifestyle is being vegan…being a marathon runner…buying expensive shit…not a sexuality & feeling love which is a very real human thing that all of us have and need. It makes it come off as a frivolous thing. i feel like people always say the ‘lifestyle’ shit when they’re *trying* to be understanding and tolerant, but the connotation is still dismissive. It’s not a style, it’s not a “preference,” it’s who I am to my core. Tbh it’s pretty outdated language which is just annoying
@@adelinasardothien8238I look at it as they are trying to justify their thinking even when wrong.
An amazing story of hope..... Conversion therapy should be illegal and anyone practicing it should be criminally prosecuted with felony charges.
I went through something similar, and when I finally accepted myself I felt that same freedom you feel. It's amazing. Hearing your story brings mine back to me.
Congratulations to accepting and loving yourself. May you find love
He must have loved the Young Royals series especially because it is Swedish. It makes me cry that there is still so much prejudice.
How can anyone have the right or disrespect not to let this young guy be who he is ? He is so honest, and he could be my son anytime. Tu est formidable Andreas et je te souhaites un chemin de bonheur pour toujours. 🇨🇦🇸🇪
Itis brave but essential to hear this,I know only too well the potential impact, well done, enjoy your life and love
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I can sympathize with him because I went through the same thing, just as intensely, because it was in the 1970s. I wasn't in a religious family. I was in a dysfunctional one. He is an incredibly lucky lad to have had so little confusion in his life, and I think he realises that and draws strength from his faith. In some ways I was lucky not to be in such a religious environment, growing up with a broader perspective. Now I'm older, I can see that I was a bit obsessed with my sexual orientation - understandable at that age and those times. These days, I know I'm not defined by my sexuality, or even my sex. There's more to life. I think this lad's experience is a lesson for Christians more than anything. For me, it reminds me how lucky some people are to grow up loved and confided in, however conditionally, and in an environment of certainty. But be careful when dismantling some certainties. If we obsess about sexuality, sex and freedom of expression, we can lose perspective, and that's why we are now legitimizing gender dysphoria. Believing you're in the wrong body is usually what a confused gay or bi person thinks in struggling against homosexuality and gender stereotyping.
Wonderful,HEARTFELT,Emotional,Amazing interview…You are an AMAZING,INSPIRING, TALENTED,LOVING,CARING,NURTURING,HANDSOME,GORGEOUS,BEAUTIFUL,PERSON/MAN🙏🏻…😘😘🥰…KEEP BEING YOU 💗🙏🏻😘ANDREAS WIJK🥰🙏🏻💗
Oddly symbolic that the translation "conversion therapy" is written for "conversation therapy". Is it an error?
Yes, sorry. I used the wrong word in the interview so the translation also got it wrong.
Congrats
Nice ❤❤❤
what religion and the church has done to lgbt people is genuinely so cruel and sickening and downright abuse. I’m glad he has a good relationship with god now but JESUS CHRIST it’s heartbreaking imagining a little innocent 12 year old boy shaking in fear with depression and anxiety thinking he’s going to hell because of a made up story pushed by bigots. Like he did NOT have to go through that. No gay kid or any lgbt kid should ever ever go through that. It makes me sick. Protect our kids 💔💔💔
It's the struggle of life. It's part of the development of youth into adulthood. Don't just outright blame the Church or God.
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I was so inspired by you Andreas. I wish you a happy loving life. I have been with my husband for 41 years. I wish the same for you. You are so talented. ❤️ Love is everything.
Love your self the most in this word then you will live longer in life keep it going
6:39 You are loved ❤ 🙏
It's still very clear that the his beautiful religious upbringing caused him deep psychological scars. He's still tryingbor not wanting to disappoint his religious father. I hope hi finds peace within himself.
nice man...
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Never heard of him. He's handsome anyway.
Very Handsome Young Man ❤
It is now a medically proven fact that some people are born gay. Being gay is NOT a choice. It is NOT wrong. The entire medical profession declassified homosexuality as an illness in 1973, 51 years ago. As a former Baptist Pastor, the most thing for me was looking carefully at what the Bible actually says in the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures. Happy to explain.
Born That Way.. Gay , Hetero , Bi , . that's how it is !
He who is without sin cast the first sone. What 2 consenting adults do in the bedroom is no one’s business. I hope he finds love.
Am glad for you to have found the real freedom of being gay. Be yourself, sweet and full of energy. I wish you happiness and peace of mind 😉
ofcourse you should feel free to date and explore relationships but also be clear with your boundaries god wants you to be happy and fulfill your hearts desire
Amen
a nice thought, of course the entire problem is that religion is all fake, it is complete bullshit. there is no god floating in the clouds, it is all laughable. "religion?" get out of here
What a beautiful young man you are, I wish you All the best of ❤ and continued success. God bless you 🙏 I too grew up a Christian, loving God but thinking he hated me because I had feelings for other boys. Its not like that now. All my love to you Andreas from Ireland 🇮🇪
I wonder if 1: He watched _Young Royals_ and, 2: If he did, did the show help him come out to his parents?
He said he told his parents when he was 15… long before Young Royals!
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How strange the beads around his neck are exactly the same my grandmother wore in her casket - at the funeral home
Jättefint, men rika kändisar som gratulerar varandra och berättar för varandra hur fantastiska de alla är får mig att må lite illa, TROTS att jag inte ens är vänsterpartist.
He wasn't born rich. To use an American baseball idiom, it's not like he was born on third base, thinking he hit a triple. He's a self-made man, so it's no stretch to call him amazing. And yet he's humble, so I have no idea what has your knickers all twisted. I guess perhaps you're more comfortable with mediocrity.
Religion !!! The greatest sin, is not allowing someone to love the one he loves. Period !
Hey You looking good and handsome and I like your videos and your music and i m gay to 😊😊❤❤
Yes,he still have to find himself. I hope he has a professional help.
You are a beautiful gay man
HOT!
Ugh. What religion does to people and families. What a travesty. I hope this young man can stay past it all.
I Wrote This Guy Years Ago, He Replied To Me Via The First Video With His Parents. He's The Real Deal. HES GOT IT RIGHT! Hes TEACHING ALL OF US. Im 62, Hes GOT IT RIGHT. GOING ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY - Hes Teaching Us ALL! Hes A GREAT GUY, Sweet Kid, Blessed and Anointed With The LOVE Of Jesus Christ, IRONIC That Within the Time He First Replied To A Comment of Mine On instagram And Today. Ive Also Had Open Heart Surgery. This Kid Is and Will INSPIRE Hundreds of MILLIONS of People Who Suffer! ❤
Wow. Thank you for these words. So much love to you! 🫶🏽 Bless you!
Which weird language is this
WHO CARES
Bless your little heart.
As an ordained graduate Seminarian, I know that "God" has created gays just as "God" has created straights. The sin is not in being homosexual and embracing your homosexuality. The sin is in denying it. Jesus says, 'Judge ye not'. Our sexuality is a gift to be celebrated. Period.
Why "God" in quotation marks?
@@ekdw In deference to those who do not believe.
@@keltus_warrior6491 Peaceful coexistence with genuine respect is too rare and always beautiful. This 62 year old homosexual, physician, and lifelong atheist finds a lot of wisdom in the Christian Bible. My forward thinking Catholic parents convinced me to attend the Jesuit prep school my brothers had, by assuring me I wouldn’t be taught "what to think" about things but rather "to think" about things. Their total acceptance of my nature and beliefs from a very early age was invaluable.