▁had ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁Phill ips ' ▁decision ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁convers ations ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁public . ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁Williams ▁in ▁Sal on ▁described ▁the ▁videos ▁as ▁having ▁an ▁" amb ush " ▁aspect ▁and ▁thought ▁" the ▁drama ▁of ▁his ▁family ' s ▁sp ont aneous ▁re actions ▁is ▁mit ig ated ▁by ▁the ▁imp lied ▁intr us iveness ▁of ▁sharing ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁world ." ▁Another ▁writer ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁easier ▁for ▁Phill ips ▁to ▁speak ▁honest ly ▁of ▁his ▁sexual ity ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁than ▁to ▁announ ce ▁" D ad ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁air ing ▁my ▁( dir ty ) ▁la und ry ▁on ▁the ▁internet ▁for ▁months ▁now , ▁and ▁you ' re ▁about ▁to ▁get ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁it . ▁Ex pect ▁phone ▁calls ." ▁ ▁Later ▁activity ▁Phill ips ▁continued ▁his ▁gay ▁rights ▁activ ism ▁by ▁posting ▁videos ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁It ▁G ets ▁Better ▁Project ▁and ▁National ▁Com ing ▁Out ▁Day . ▁His ▁story ▁was ▁repeated ▁in ▁news ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁D AD T ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁in ▁year - end ▁reviews ▁of ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁When ▁Andrew ▁S ull ivan ▁pra ised ▁the ▁year ' s ▁progress ▁in ▁civil ▁rights ▁for ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans , ▁he ▁used ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁illustrate ▁" g ay ▁people ▁and