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Newsman Gio Benitez reveals how his mom reacted when he came out as gay

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A post shared by Gio Benitez (@giobenitez) ABC news reporter Gio Benitez was reporting on Pride festivities in New York City over the weekend.

Whilst doing so, he shared a story about his mom’s reaction when he came out to her, aged 24.The clip was re-shared by Good Morning America on social media.

A post shared by Good Morning America (@goodmorningamerica) Benitez says of his coming out, “I went into it knowing you had to give room and space to understanding.

I did not expect her to understand in 24 hours what took me 24 years.“But incredibly, when I told her …  it was a very emotional experience, she was scared when I was struggling to get the words out.

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