A gamer named Jordan showed his gaymer friend Joel the meaning of found family, spending hours to give their Minecraft castle a rainbow-hued makeover after Joel’s coming-out did not go over well with his parents.
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“My friend that I have played Xbox with for many years recently came out as gay and got a lot of backlash from his family,” Jordan wrote on Reddit recently, sharing a picture of the end result. “To show my support I did this to our castle in Minecraft. Many hours and duplications later it was finished.”
My friend that I have played Xbox with for many years recently came out as gay and got a lot of backlash from his family, to show my support I did this to our castle in Minecraft. Many hours and duplications later it was finished ?? from r/gaming
Later, Jordan updated his post to share Joel’s reaction: “He said that it means the world to him, I could hear in his voice that he wanted to cry. We are now going to build another base and have fun.”
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Jordan gave the backstory to Gay Star News, saying that Joel, who lives in another country, came out to him one day as they were playing online. “He said he was telling his parents in a few hours. I was really excited for him,” Jordan told the site. “A few hours later he sent me a message on Facebook that said he told his parents and that they were extremely against it and mad at him.”
“They didn’t want to talk to him and wanted to send him to live with his grandma,” Jordan added. “That’s when I decided to work on gaying up the castle we had built. Took me about three hours to gather all the materials.”
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It actually took Joel a while to notice the castle’s new multicolored decor. “I can’t remember his exact words but he said, ‘Oh, my god,’ and just paused for a few minutes,” Jordan said. “He told me how much it means to him and how happy he was. He also said he shed a little tear.”
“I think it’s important for straight people like myself to support LGBT,” Jordan wrote on Reddit. “We should all be in this together.”
GayEGO
It is nice to see Jordan stand up for us, he is a real man.
Bryguyf69
Like Joel, I got misty-eyed reading this story. So sweet. I wonder what two countries these guys live in, and their ages.
Bryguyf69
Just read the Gay Star article. Jordan’s nationality is not mentioned but Joel lives in Northern Ireland. Note that (Protestant) Northern Ireland is different from (Catholic) Ireland, hence the violent clashes before peace was brokered. Ireland has the distinction of being the first (and only? ) country to have marriage equality through a popular vote. Other nations, including the US, achieved equality through judicial action, e.g. the courts rule that marriage inequality was unconstitutional. But the Irish people themselves wanted gay marriage! Yes, the nation most identified with Catholicism was the first to say, you don’t have to force us to do what’s right. I remember how surprised I was to suddenly see so many HRC Equality logos plastered all over Irish Facebook accounts — the majority of which belonged to heterosexuals.
Unfortunately, Northern Ireland is not so gay-friendly. Most of the gay rights resulted from belonging to the UK, and not by choice. In fact, ILGA states that Northern Ireland is the worst place for gays in the UK (Scotland is best, followed by England and Wales). So Joel’s parents’ reaction is perhaps not so surprising.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
1 Timothy 5:8
8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Please be so kind as to spread above Bible quote far and wide. Leaves the abhorrent noxious smcubag “families” no cover for when they use other quotes to “justify” their tossing their kids out into the streets….
Good on you Jordan!!
Rex Huskey
shut up fool
white-queer-african
@Rex Huskey, the only fool that should shut up is u! Troll please disappear. Bye.
MudgeBoy
it’s a beautiful gesture. And thanks for info about acceptance in Ireland. It’s a shame that northern Ireland is so homophobic.