▁father ▁" Will ▁you ▁still ▁love ▁me ?" ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁replied : ▁" I ▁still ▁love ▁you , ▁son . ▁Yes , ▁I ▁still ▁love ▁you ." ▁He ▁posted ▁a ▁video ▁showing ▁his ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁conversation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁father ' s ▁voice ▁minutes ▁later , ▁with ▁the ▁ca ption : ▁" I ▁called ▁my ▁d ad ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁the ▁hard est ▁thing ▁that ▁gay ▁guys ▁will ▁ever ▁have ▁to ▁say ." ▁ ▁N PR ▁said ▁" The ▁video ▁is ▁dram atic ▁and ▁n erve - w rack ing ▁and ▁it ' s ▁obviously ▁struck ▁a ▁ch ord : ▁By ▁this ▁afternoon ▁[ Se ptember ▁ 2 0 ] ▁it ▁had ▁gar ner ed ▁about ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁views ." ▁It ▁was ▁viewed ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 . 6 ▁million ▁times ▁by ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁It ▁G ets ▁Better ▁Project , ▁and ▁made ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁foreign - language ▁news ▁sites . ▁ ▁When ▁Phill ips ' ▁father ▁learned ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁conversation ▁available ▁on ▁YouTube , ▁he ▁was ▁surprised ▁and ▁not ▁pleased , ▁but ▁said ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁alter ▁his ▁feelings . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁ABC ▁News ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁Phill ips ▁said : ▁" It ▁feels ▁great . ▁It ' s ▁nice ▁not ▁having ▁to ▁look ▁over ▁your ▁shoulder ▁or ▁worry ▁about ▁who ▁you ▁are ▁talking ▁to . ▁I ▁never ▁thought ▁I ' d ▁be