Good parenting is made even better with a soundtrack of inspirational piano music and frog noises.
YouTuber Kamaka Alameda, a gay father of two in Puna, Hawaii recently posted a video in which he openly engages his young sons about the homophobia they face in school.
His older son is in 5th grade, and describes:
“I was bullied because people would ask me about my father — if he was gay. And I would say ‘yeah, there’s nothing wrong with that…’ I tried to walk away from this kid — he jumped on me and he slammed my face against a pole and gave me a black eye…They would call me gay, they would call me stupid, retard.”
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The situation wasn’t addressed properly, and Kamaka eventually decided to switch the kids’ school after personally witnessing his son being called a “fag” and hearing that he continued to face bullying “almost every single day.”
“I want to create an awareness that this happens to people in the community,” he says in the video. “If you step out and you’re not afraid to be who you are, sometimes you’re hated on…How I raise my children is that they can love whoever they want to love.”
Watch their touching story below:
Johnny Colon
That a great dad
Milk
And the chistianistas are crying over their freedom of religion. Are they even practising the teaching of their bubbles? Good for this dad. Far too many ignorant people should not be parents.
Saint Law
In case anybody was in any doubt he was gay, the bit where he suggests the frogs outside are upset by his sons’ treatment should put them right.
What a lovely bloke.
jwtraveler
Sue the school system for denying his son a safe and equal education.
jwtraveler
Great Dad, but he’s too nice. Maybe that’s the Hawaiian way, but I think he needs some New York queers to go over there and help him kick some ass.
mmichael_24
@jwtraveler: if that’s the case everyone should be suing the school system.
Len John
I’m a gay uncle with two adorable gay nephews. They are both partnered and happy. This video literally had me in tears…
jwtraveler
@mmichael_24: Gotta start somewhere. Maybe HRC can take some of that gay marriage money and put it toward defending the rights of children.
Jeremy Coburn
Wow. Good Dad. Thank you for sharing this.
Bruce Dillon
LOVE
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Timothy A Steensma
Amazing parenting. Straight or gay.
jd2222248
I used to be a high school maths teacher. I NEVER tolerated any slurs in my classroom. I wanted all my students to feel safe and loved in my classroom. One of the next hurdles we need to address in the GLBT community is kids of gay parents.
enlightenone
I would add self-defense to appropriate parenting inventory when attempting to walk away isn’t enough!
Tebn
I feel very sad to see this injustice, I wish they find a good place for living.
Cam
If the family gets a lawyer the school will suddenly find some changes that they can make right away.
Ditamo
Did you guys see the follow up video? Maybe it could be a new post?
https://youtu.be/q5xnkisrc3o
Kamakauli
https://youtu.be/gCzlRn2rU_8
Kamakauli
I am the father this story is about and I have taken action and filed a lawsuit against the DOE. I need legal help if anyone knows of an attorney that can assist or a LGBT rights group please contact me @ [email protected] I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THE hrc lambda legal as well as Worked with the ACLU. I am on my own so far and I need my LGBTQ brothers and sisters to take a stand not only for my children but all children in the state of Hawai’i and in this country.