In a viral TikTok video, a user by the name selenabrookes posted a video of her mother exorcising her room because she's gay.
The text over the video read:
"If you're wondering what religious abuse is, here."
Brookes bio on her tiktok reads "gay, gay, gay."
She has several other videos with the hashtags "gaycouples," "lgbtq," and "equality."
The video was later shared on Twitter.
Anti-gay Christian mother exorcises the door molding of her daughter’s room https://t.co/9J8HuWGJLh— Marjorie Gaylor Queen (@Marjorie Gaylor Queen) 1620869621.0
In the video, you can hear who we can assume to be Brookes mother said:
"Thank you Jesus."
"Demons, foul spirits, lying spirits, Satan, I rebuke you in the name of Jesus."
"The name above all names. Praise you, Jesus!"
Then she promptly walked away.
Brookes slowly closed the door and begins to either cry or laugh, or both. In the comments, Brookes received an outpouring of love and support.
Many people who are Christian also said her mother's behavior was not true to the religion.
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Many people also shared their experiences with religious family members.
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On Twitter, she also received love and support.
@Tim_Tweeted I grew up with people like that in my family. They never get better only worse. I hope that that young… https://t.co/saeImp3Evs— Tifféloyx is Excessively Black (@Tifféloyx is Excessively Black) 1620872637.0
@Tim_Tweeted Very sad. That poor girl. I have a niece who is gay. She has told me more than once how lucky she & he… https://t.co/vHp9XfI40T— Maggie_Thomas (@Maggie_Thomas) 1620886226.0
@Tim_Tweeted That poor child— Jesus was about love, not hate.— Heather Lynn Knobbe (@Heather Lynn Knobbe) 1620871278.0
@Tim_Tweeted I just want to tell that young lady that I love her! That millions of others around the world love her… https://t.co/qRNLpgcQmt— Laurie (@Laurie) 1621016690.0
@Tim_Tweeted I grew up with people like that in my family. They never get better only worse. I hope that that young… https://t.co/saeImp3Evs— Tifféloyx is Excessively Black (@Tifféloyx is Excessively Black) 1620872637.0
Brookes used the hashtag "emancipation," which would imply she might be thinking of leaving her living situation before she turns 18.
The Trevor Project reports:
"As a result of family rejection, discrimination, criminalization and a host of other factors, LGBTQ youth represent as much as 40% of the homeless youth population."
In 2018, a study revealed LGBTQ+ people felt increased negative feelings about one's self and an increase suicidal ideation as a result of religion.
This is in direct contradiction to other studies that showed religious practice being a protective factor for non-LGBTQ+ people.