I can tell by your eyes that you are a sweet and sincere person. I'm so glad your friends and family were accepting. I hope your other sister will come around in time and realize that this is not something that you chose but just part of who you are. She's known you all your life and will realize that all the ignorant nonsense she has heard about gay people does not match up with the person she knows. Good luck to you Craig.
You would of had my support the first year of collage, you are so loving, kind and caring. So glad you posted this video keep up the awesome work and I wish you all the happiness in the world.
This is wonderful. I think it is great you are so brave to share your story and that you are able to remember back through it all. Another wonderful video
The kiss story and the cuddling story... awww. xD My earliest close experiences with a guy were in a village where I would spend summers as a kid (roughly between 7-12 years). There was this cool & handsome & outgoing neighbor dude (~20 y.o., he was a local unlike me, his family had cows and stuff) who had a motorcycle and from time to time would give me a ride to a field where I (mostly out of boredom) was helping him and the rest of his family with preparing hay for the winter. It was before I realized I was gay (at about ~12-13 y.o.) but I always felt good sitting behind him on the motorcycle "hugging" him with 1 arm. :)
Dear Graig that was such an amazing coming out story! You are such a fabulous role model for so many young guys that need to come out. Thank you very much for this! And btw, you have the smoothest, nicest voice!
Craig I'm so sorry you went through all that suffering for so long! 😫😖 damn that's rough, I'm glad you had so many good friends and support behind you. You made it through and I hope your wounds are healed, and the next chapter of your life is full of good things, learning ,and love 😊
Beautiful video. I came out in 2015. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Lost lots of friends and now only have a couple of friends. Liked. So happy for you.
Thanks for sharing, Craig. I can so relate. The moment when you have to admit to yourself and tell yourself the three hardest words... Great description. Good times for you 🍀and greetings from Cologne.
I can so relate to your story on many levels. I also grew up in a very strict religious environment. So much so that I didn't accept who I was and come out until I was 27, well past college. I also had an experience of kissing a boy on the cheek. We were in 6th grade in a Christian school. We were a small class of 5th & 6th graders and he and I were to only two 6th grade boys. We were on a trip in the mountains and staying in a large cabin. We shared a double bed and before rolling over and going to sleep, I kissed him on the cheek and said good night. The next day he traded places with another boy, later told his dad and his dad told my dad. That started the situation with my father going down hill until I left home at 17, never to return. But life since coming out has been great. And LGBTQ folks who don't have the support of their bio families, create intentional families to take their place. :-)
Just wanted to say your a very handsome young man.Please be very careful in your relationships. Wear protection no matter what. I hope you hv,e a blessed & fruitfull life.
Hey dude, thanks for posting, Very inspirational! Hopefully one of these days, I'll get that courage to come out. Until then, have a great day! Oh, by the way, thumbs up to your video and also, I just subscribed to your channel. I'm subscriber 185. :-)
Craig, this is an amazing story!! You have so much support now and you are soooo strong!! 💙 You weren't lying when you said maybe grab a kleenex...I teared up quite a bit 💙
Craig, anyone who does not see the goodness in you is either blind or brain dead. I just found you and subbed. As an educator and counselor of your age group, I can assure you that your story is universal for young gay people. You are articulate, reflective, and balanced. Kudos to you, my bro, and thank you for this video which will surely help many..........Ray
Being an innocent boy of 8 or 9 and kissing a boy on the cheek is not a sin. Keeping each other warm is not a sin. Thinking about a man is not a sin. Liking and loving another is not a sin. Being gay and liking girls is not a sin, it is called bisexual. You just gave the best reason for the thing they call depression. You suppress yourself or another person suppresses you and that causes the thing they call depression. Just stop suppression yourself or stop being around people who suppress you and you will feel better, like you said. Good for your brother accepting you, love is what will help more than suppressing another. You are lucky you have such good family. A lot of guys and girls don't have that kind of support when they come out. I am your friend and I love you. Keep telling your story and hopefully LGBTQ people will stop suppressing themselves and anti-LGBTQ people will stop suppressing LGBTQ people.
Craig Christopher , I love the way you say that you were suppressing yourself from acknowledging that you are gay and how that was causing you some pain and suffering. The psychiatrist who by the way said LGBTQ people were mentally ill say they do not do that today but they do, they just like to continue to make money off of covertly treating LGBTQ people and making them take psych meds that can kill gay people, so psychiatrist are still killing gay people. Take Ex Gay Therapy where anti-gay Christian psychotherapist torture LGBTQ people to make them "straight". If a LGBTQ person or even a straight person was tortured and suppressed and kept from telling the truth about themselves they would be what the psychiatrist call "depressed" too. The reason I say "depressed" is because it is mostly anti-gay bullies who say things or do things to torture and oppress LGBTQ people and that make LGBTQ people feel bad. What the psychiatrist did was to take that and use it to make up names of mental problems so they could make money by saying they could "treat" that problem. Psychiatrist lie, I know I have been there and I know what they do. Psychiatrist say they are "helping" but the truth is I have seen more people have more problems after seeing a psychiatrist, myself included. They will give you a lot of drugs and tell you the drugs will help but that is a lie too. The drugs they give call psych drugs can damage your brain or even kill you. Again I know because I have taken some. So do not see a psychiatrist and do not take their drugs if you want to be LGBTQ and happy. I am lucky to be alive, psychiatry almost killed me. Craig you are the best proof, just come out of the closet and be yourself and stop suppressing oneself is the best medicine or treatment. Also if somebody in your family or who lives around you or even somebody you meet says bad things to you about you being gay or whatever, just walk away and have nothing to do with them, as you know you will feel better for not suppressing yourself or being around others who suppress you for being who you are. Spread the word far and wide my friends.
I had to face whether I was going to follow the crowd or Christ. I chose Christ which mean't I had to make some difficult decisions for my life that most other guys don't. I am not perfect in my choices but this is the path I chose. I am not sure faith is important to you at this point in your life but it does not need to be either/or. I would share my story if it weren't for the haters. I wish you the best in your journey.
Thanks and I encourage you to share your story, you'll always have someone who doesn't like it but you'll end up giving someone hope and that means more! Good luck!
I'm happy to say that I don't believe that decision has to be made. I'm gay and I'm a Christian. I believe that I'm just the person God wants me to be and that God loves me for who I am.
This is soo awesome and soo inspiring! i just uploaded a similar video, maybe you wanna check it out? im so happy that you are now comfortable in your own skin!
Craig, thank you for sharing your story. Through your bravery and honesty, you have made a difference in the lives of others.
I can tell by your eyes that you are a sweet and sincere person. I'm so glad your friends and family were accepting. I hope your other sister will come around in time and realize that this is not something that you chose but just part of who you are. She's known you all your life and will realize that all the ignorant nonsense she has heard about gay people does not match up with the person she knows. Good luck to you Craig.
Thank you so much for the support!
You would of had my support the first year of collage, you are so loving, kind and caring. So glad you posted this video keep up the awesome work and I wish you all the happiness in the world.
This is wonderful. I think it is great you are so brave to share your story and that you are able to remember back through it all. Another wonderful video
The kiss story and the cuddling story... awww. xD
My earliest close experiences with a guy were in a village where I would spend summers as a kid (roughly between 7-12 years). There was this cool & handsome & outgoing neighbor dude (~20 y.o., he was a local unlike me, his family had cows and stuff) who had a motorcycle and from time to time would give me a ride to a field where I (mostly out of boredom) was helping him and the rest of his family with preparing hay for the winter.
It was before I realized I was gay (at about ~12-13 y.o.) but I always felt good sitting behind him on the motorcycle "hugging" him with 1 arm. :)
Dear Graig that was such an amazing coming out story! You are such a fabulous role model for so many young guys that need to come out. Thank you very much for this! And btw, you have the smoothest, nicest voice!
Craig I'm so sorry you went through all that suffering for so long! 😫😖 damn that's rough, I'm glad you had so many good friends and support behind you. You made it through and I hope your wounds are healed, and the next chapter of your life is full of good things, learning ,and love 😊
you're a great storyteller, good luck on your channel (love from Portugal)
Beautiful video. I came out in 2015. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Lost lots of friends and now only have a couple of friends. Liked. So happy for you.
You are brave. You are honest. You have my respect, and admiration. You deserve happiness in your life. I hope you find it.
Thanks for sharing, Craig. I can so relate. The moment when you have to admit to yourself and tell yourself the three hardest words... Great description. Good times for you 🍀and greetings from Cologne.
Hey Herziful from Cologne, thank you so much for the support!
Such a sweet story, thanks for sharing. All the best!
Thank you Craig for sharing your story. You are a handsome and sweet guy. Hugs from Colorado.
Thanks for the support!
I can so relate to your story on many levels. I also grew up in a very strict religious environment. So much so that I didn't accept who I was and come out until I was 27, well past college. I also had an experience of kissing a boy on the cheek. We were in 6th grade in a Christian school. We were a small class of 5th & 6th graders and he and I were to only two 6th grade boys. We were on a trip in the mountains and staying in a large cabin. We shared a double bed and before rolling over and going to sleep, I kissed him on the cheek and said good night. The next day he traded places with another boy, later told his dad and his dad told my dad. That started the situation with my father going down hill until I left home at 17, never to return.
But life since coming out has been great. And LGBTQ folks who don't have the support of their bio families, create intentional families to take their place. :-)
Thank you for sharing you story with me and I'm glad everything is working out for you now! And thank you for the support.
Just wanted to say your a very handsome young man.Please be very careful in your relationships. Wear protection no matter what. I hope you hv,e a blessed & fruitfull life.
Hey dude, thanks for posting, Very inspirational! Hopefully one of these days, I'll get that courage to come out. Until then, have a great day! Oh, by the way, thumbs up to your video and also, I just subscribed to your channel. I'm subscriber 185. :-)
Awesome video, Craig! Your video will help many people who are struggling with accepting their sexuality.
Beautiful!
I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS BUT IT'S 2AM RIGHT NOW.
i love you and your stories start posting again
Craig, this is an amazing story!! You have so much support now and you are soooo strong!! 💙
You weren't lying when you said maybe grab a kleenex...I teared up quite a bit 💙
Craig, anyone who does not see the goodness in you is either blind or brain dead. I just found you and subbed. As an educator and counselor of your age group, I can assure you that your story is universal for young gay people. You are articulate, reflective, and balanced. Kudos to you, my bro, and thank you for this video which will surely help many..........Ray
You're so good
you're so Nice omg 😮 ❤️
Hugs from St. Louis
Being an innocent boy of 8 or 9 and kissing a boy on the cheek is not a sin. Keeping each other warm is not a sin. Thinking about a man is not a sin. Liking and loving another is not a sin. Being gay and liking girls is not a sin, it is called bisexual. You just gave the best reason for the thing they call depression. You suppress yourself or another person suppresses you and that causes the thing they call depression. Just stop suppression yourself or stop being around people who suppress you and you will feel better, like you said. Good for your brother accepting you, love is what will help more than suppressing another. You are lucky you have such good family. A lot of guys and girls don't have that kind of support when they come out. I am your friend and I love you. Keep telling your story and hopefully LGBTQ people will stop suppressing themselves and anti-LGBTQ people will stop suppressing LGBTQ people.
Thank you and thanks for your support it means a lot!
Craig Christopher
, I love the way you say that you were suppressing yourself from acknowledging that you are gay and how that was causing you some pain and suffering. The psychiatrist who by the way said LGBTQ people were mentally ill say they do not do that today but they do, they just like to continue to make money off of covertly treating LGBTQ people and making them take psych meds that can kill gay people, so psychiatrist are still killing gay people. Take Ex Gay Therapy where anti-gay Christian psychotherapist torture LGBTQ people to make them "straight". If a LGBTQ person or even a straight person was tortured and suppressed and kept from telling the truth about themselves they would be what the psychiatrist call "depressed" too. The reason I say "depressed" is because it is mostly anti-gay bullies who say things or do things to torture and oppress LGBTQ people and that make LGBTQ people feel bad. What the psychiatrist did was to take that and use it to make up names of mental problems so they could make money by saying they could "treat" that problem. Psychiatrist lie, I know I have been there and I know what they do. Psychiatrist say they are "helping" but the truth is I have seen more people have more problems after seeing a psychiatrist, myself included. They will give you a lot of drugs and tell you the drugs will help but that is a lie too. The drugs they give call psych drugs can damage your brain or even kill you. Again I know because I have taken some. So do not see a psychiatrist and do not take their drugs if you want to be LGBTQ and happy. I am lucky to be alive, psychiatry almost killed me.
Craig you are the best proof, just come out of the closet and be yourself and stop suppressing oneself is the best medicine or treatment. Also if somebody in your family or who lives around you or even somebody you meet says bad things to you about you being gay or whatever, just walk away and have nothing to do with them, as you know you will feel better for not suppressing yourself or being around others who suppress you for being who you are. Spread the word far and wide my friends.
What song did you listen to when you came out to yourself ?
Hey! Well I listened to Brave and I Choose You by Sara Bareilles
What a cutie
He reminds me of a young Jussie Smollett.
I had to face whether I was going to follow the crowd or Christ. I chose Christ which mean't I had to make some difficult decisions for my life that most other guys don't. I am not perfect in my choices but this is the path I chose. I am not sure faith is important to you at this point in your life but it does not need to be either/or. I would share my story if it weren't for the haters. I wish you the best in your journey.
Thanks and I encourage you to share your story, you'll always have someone who doesn't like it but you'll end up giving someone hope and that means more! Good luck!
I'm happy to say that I don't believe that decision has to be made. I'm gay and I'm a Christian. I believe that I'm just the person God wants me to be and that God loves me for who I am.
NPOE.
This is soo awesome and soo inspiring! i just uploaded a similar video, maybe you wanna check it out? im so happy that you are now comfortable in your own skin!
Thanks! And for sure I will!
gay love for life
OMG You look like Barack Obama.
Beautiful!