Man Not Helping Family Who Disowned Him 23 Years Ago Cheered: 'Satisfying'
newsweek.comReddit's r/TrueOffMyChest forum on Wednesday, the user who posted under the account u/throw_away_28124049, explained what had happened."My estranged family asked me for money," he wrote. "I haven't seen or talked to any of them for 23 years.
They disowned me for being gay when I was 17."The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender increased to 7.1 percent this year according to a survey by Gallup, doubling from 2012 when the demographic was first measured.Research suggests that 27 percent of adults experience family estrangement initiated by either themselves or a family member—equating to around 65 million people in the U.S.Receiving a call from one of their brothers and a sister, the Redditor was told that the family business was bankrupt and his parents are in danger of losing their house."They want me to pay it off," he wrote. "They figure I can because my husband is an opthalmologist."But he denied to pay the money and said: "I've never laughed so hard.
Telling them to f*** off was one of the most satisfying things I've ever done."In more data collected by Gallup, there has been a clear shift in public feeling toward LGBTQ+ rights.
