▁their ▁families ▁and ▁friends ▁in ▁daily ▁acts ▁of ▁courage ▁and ▁cand or ▁and ▁conversation ." ▁ ▁When ▁YouTube ▁included ▁Phill ips ' ▁video ▁coming ▁out ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁" Top ▁Videos ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ", ▁CBS ▁News ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁examples ▁of ▁human ity ▁broadcast ▁to ▁the ▁video ▁site ' s ▁community ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Phill ips ▁changed ▁the ▁emphas is ▁of ▁his ▁social ▁media ▁activities ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁more ▁complete ▁picture ▁of ▁himself ▁than ▁his ▁initial ▁coming ▁out ▁project ▁allowed , ▁to ▁" show ▁the ▁world ▁that ▁I ' m ▁just ▁a ▁regular ▁b oring ▁red - blo oded ▁American ▁gu y ▁and ▁there ' s ▁nothing ▁special ▁about ▁me ." ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A ID S / Life C ycle , ▁a ▁ 5 4 5 - mile ▁b icy cle ▁ride ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁that ▁ra ises ▁funds ▁to ▁support ▁H IV ▁services ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁A ID S ▁Foundation . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁wanted ▁his ▁generation ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁A ID S ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁a ▁c ure . ▁ ▁Phill ips ' ▁last ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁later ▁settled