‘BORN THIS WAY’ - LGBTQ SHORT FILM - ​⁠

[@harleygould7255]

I"m 66 years old. What i wouldn't give to have something like this to watch, back when I was in Jr High, or High School.

[@tatiana_films]

Your message deeply touched me. It makes me happy that I shared such a vulnerable story with the world & the undeniable need to keep sharing these stories. Thank you for your strength, & for sharing your journey 💛🌈

[@meganboyd2993]

Mattie absolutely crushed it! Olivia too! So glad we can finally watch it!

[@tatiana_films]

Agreed so proud of those 2, thank you for all the love and support 💛

[@Dogwithguitar]

OMG this made me cry! As someone who is lgbtq and doesn't have support from their family this made me understand that I am not a mistake and I was born this way!

[@tatiana_films]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Your words mean the world to me. I'm deeply touched to know that the film resonated with you and provided some comfort. Remember, you are not alone, and there is a community out there that loves and supports you just as you are.🎬⚡️💛

[@TheWanderer_99]

Oh you're absolutely a mistake, cope harder

[@Trooperson]

Ur def a mistake

[@Trooperson]

Get help

[@miss.chievous653]

OH MY GOD THE SPEACH AT THE END THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Ssyd08]

Speech*

[@tatiana_films]

HAHAHA OH I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY YOU LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so very much 💛💛💛💛

[@tatiana_films]

@@Ssyd08 🪄🌟

[@Justme45671]

I saw that Maddie was in it when she said something about it on her channel I was so excited and that was so good like this part made me tear up it was so cute 6:57

[@tatiana_films]

Right!!! She absolutely crushed it, I am seriously so incredibly proud of her and how inspiring she is

[@Jaz-rn5ks]

I love this film soooooo much it had me in tears 😭❤️❤️

[@tatiana_films]

AHHHH im so honored that it means so much to you, im sending the biggest hug your way!!!! 💛🌈

[@thefilipinojoe]

Indeed. We are all born different, not one is the same as another and only the ignorant think otherwise. Our diversity is phenomenal, not something to squelch or hide, but something to embrace and enjoy with pride.

[@tatiana_films]

That was well put! Thank you for sharing and sharing these beautiful words with us ❤

[@CORA-ki8ij]

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAYYY

[@tatiana_films]

KILLED IT! Pop off :) 🌈🌈🌈

[@ManoelaCarvalhoSoaresErnesto]

As a 15yo trans boy who can't even put nos name on his accounts, wich is Logan, i felt and feel so seen. I've known Mattie for quite some time and seeing this made me cry, a whole freaking lot. Is through tears that i feel seen, validaded, loved and worthy of a life. I've been on survivor mode for so long that when Blaine said "would everything be better if i didn't exist?" I just knew, i knew exactly what that feels like, I've been through it. And having this to look at is maybe the most important thing about it. The representation. I've never seen any movies, shows, etc, with such an accurate and true representation as this, and for it I'm so greatful. This just changed my life for the better, because is everything i wanted to hear ever since coming out. Thank you guys for your amazing work, know that what you have done saved some lifes, and is helping heal other's. ❤

[@williamarndt9465]

My 160 year old church has three families with transgender children. Not all churches are like this one.

[@tatiana_films]

EXACTLY! We want to see more churches like yours! Love to hear that your church is setting such a beautiful example

[@paulamib13]

OMG I am so ready for this waited ever since you first announced you were making it😊

[@tatiana_films]

WOW! Thank you for your patience and following the journey… it has been long but people like you remind me how important this story is to tell! :)

[@apollo8352]

For any young guys struggling with their sexuality, and maybe questioning how heterosexuals could give birth to a homosrxual child. There are two current lines of thinking on that which seem to make sense... so forget religion for the moment, the chances of a boy being homosexual is higher it seems if the family suffered some sort of traumatic event while the mother was pregnant..... and the other suggestion is that in large families the chance of the youngest son being higher is well known. Now these two suggested causes which raise the chance of a child being homosexual are supported by sustistics. And certainly point to the fact sexual orientation at least in part is out of the childs hands and has some evolutionary advantage for a family to weather tough times. We would know lots more if religion had not declared war on homosexuals for the last 1000 years, even though the clergy seem to have a very high homosexual representation. There are plenty of bible verses supporting homosexuality and indeed an argument could be made both god and Jesus were homosexual... going back to Genesis 2:19-23, god made man in his image and all the plants and animal, and it was only after none of them served man that god made women out of some left over spare rib.... Indicating women were not part of god's original plan! Matthew 8:5-13 & Luke 7:1-10 Both have Jesus healing a gay Roman Soldiers male life partner...and calling the gay Roman Soldier a model of the faith.... Then we have David the guy good with a sling shot in love with Jonathan so much so 1 Samuel 18:3 making a covenant of love between them...( covenant of love is the term for marriage before 1200AD). 1 Samual 18:1 is probably the most romantic verse in the bible as it tells us David and Jonathan love each other so much their souls became one! 2 Samual 1:26 if you keep in mind the term brother was used between two men that were marriage to each other, called by the early church brother making....is worth reading! As for religious condemning of homosexuals...do take note of exactly what adultry is as described by the bible Matthew 5:27-28 ....as you know the bible commands adulterers be put yo death...yet the only ones not guilty of the bible definition of adultery would be homosexual men. As even young hetro sexual men have sexual thoughts about females they are not married to... it unfortunately condemns lesbians, if I'm interpreting it correctly. My personal view is religion is a scam...and homosexuality is the superior form of relationship, the only one capable of offering equality, and not having one side or the other taking advantage of the other!

[@Dogwithguitar]

Thank you for doing this! Im not religous but my parents are and they dont support that im Lgbtq! They're trying to "fix" me with forcing religion on me and it does feel right and it makes me uncomfortable.

[@apollo8352]

@@Dogwithguitar Wow, I'm so pleased my comments have been of use to you....best wishes. If you need me to educate your parents that their religious beliefs are built upon a scam, I'm up to the task!

[@alastairjamesmainland2497]

Beautiful film well done, mighty moving stuff!!👌

[@tatiana_films]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your kind feedback, means the world 🌎

[@Theartkidinthecorner]

YESSS MATTIE 👏👏👏

[@tatiana_films]

Go Mattie go Mattie go mattie

[@greg0rgregory]

Absolutely a fantastic work of art. Hell of a director Tatiana Navarrette. @westbrouck you were amazing. 🔥🔥🔥

[@tatiana_films]

Means the world to hear, thank you sincerely & shout out to Mattie as well. We couldn’t have done it without you! :)

[@LionelM-i2f]

🌈🙂💙💜💓♥️ 🌼 so rockin 🎉

[@tatiana_films]

AHHHH this makes me snile

[@concertmasterp]

Oh wow, Ummmm, what I would have given for someone to let me be me. My mom always supported me, and I suspect she knew who I was, but that did not matter to her. After she died, I was truly lost and left the place I was familiar with to try to be "normal". That did not work, and that church outed me and made sure anyone who knew me knew I was gay. Only one person stood with me and that helped me a lot. This is a video needed by younger LGBTQ, especially in this current day, to see that they are not alone and that tomorrow will be a good/better day.

[@tatiana_films]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. Your experiences and the challenges you've faced highlight exactly why it's so important to create and share films like this one. I'm glad to hear that even in difficult times, you found someone who stood by you. Your resilience is truly inspiring. It's messages like yours that motivate us to keep pushing forward and supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Thank you for your strength and for reminding us all that tomorrow can be a better day.

[@piageyroop]

i love this i feel so much more validated

[@tatiana_films]

Agh this brings tears to my eyes, I have so much gratitude and respect for your vulnerability. Thank you

[@brianss117]

OMG, that was amazing. :) Love this soooo much. Where is the 1000x like button. ♥

[@tatiana_films]

YOOOO KZbin… how does one smash the like button 1k times?!?? Hahahhahaha :) You are the SWEETEST, that means the world to me thank youuuhhhh

[@Willow0.o]

sooo good I love it :D

[@tatiana_films]

THIS EMOJI IS ADORBS…. And wowwwwwzaaaa thank you so much :)

[@Willow0.o]

@@tatiana_films Aw no problem!!

[@edwardbenkert6394]

That was beautiful

[@tatiana_films]

Thank you sincerely so very much

[@ArtLad457]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!! I'VE NEVER LOVED AND SUPPORTED ANYHTING MORE!!!

[@tatiana_films]

I love that you love this so much 😂❤

[@AsthmaticCat]

old church dude: we tolerate it also old church dude: *proceeds to not tolerate it*

[@tatiana_films]

EXACTLY 👀🫶

[@martinbeausoleil5229]

The priest was terrific! Bigoted, intolerant, arrogant and opinionated. His clones are everywhere.

[@lttlbr9696]

Love it ❤

[@tatiana_films]

Love that you love it ❤ 😊

[@Safespace4all-13]

Fantastic

[@tatiana_films]

Thank you so much

[@lovingchet8]

Being LGBT is not always a choice just like being left handed a person who is gay4pay that is a choice

[@ChaseTerrier]

This is so gay, and I love it (I'm asexual).

[@NiloMediaSolutions]

👏👏👏

[@tatiana_films]

Ayeeeeeeee ❤🌟

[@piageyroop]

IM GONNA DIE ITS STILL NOT OUT FOR 3 HOURS FOR ME😭😭😭

[@tatiana_films]

OH NO hahahaha… I’m sorry for the 2 yrs of anticipation. Hope you enjoyed it now 😅

[@mikemccarron3370]

While some LGBTQIT people seek out churches that may be accepting, I recon many move away for being involved with churches and religious faith. People can find spiritual fulfilment in other ways. Churches have afforded to loose a few members but carry on. Though some entrenched belief churches are falling away in western nations, but are growing in developing countries. Life's too short to get hung up on what others believe, be your true self to find happiness. There are many fundamental believers who would happily sacrifice anyone else they might think is an obstruction to their own salvation.

[@AmaraWestbrouck01]

𝙲𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚒𝚝

[@tracyrichardson9743]

This was amazing ❤

[@Nyxynyxnyx3]

Omg this is so amazing. As a pansexual christian myself, this is something that I love to see. I love when people understand that the church is often the problem and not God. This healed my younger self a little bit, in middle school I always blamed the religion and myself for my differences. Thank you for dedicating your time into this, it has and can help people.

[@seanalexandre5299]

This just appeared in my recommended feed. I'm glad I watched it. I'm a 53 year old gay man who grew up in a very small, conservative town with a lot of churches. Being gay in the 1980s was not an option. I spent a good part of my 20s trying to be a "good" Christian. All I managed to do was hate myself and the "sinful" spirit in me. There were plenty of nights I prayed for this god I believed in to either take away this "evil" from me or don't let me wake up in the morning. It took me years to realize that I wasn't broken. It was the religious dogma that was broken. I'm so glad that this younger generation is able to be more open and find more acceptance. There is still so much more to be done and I hope that one day, we will all just be people. Each one of us recognized and treated equally and equitably. My favorite line in Lady GaGa's 'Born This Way is "In the religion of the insecure. I must be myself, respect my youth." Stay strong and never be afraid to live your true life because "baby, you were born this way!" 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧

[@Raven_on_pawz00]

When i was 11 i told my mom i was a lesbian and she gave me a lecture about how i was too young to know what that really meant and i just cried. Im 14 now and im trans boy. Ive told my mom many times how i feel about her misgendering me and everything and she still continues to do it because its "not that big of a deal" in her words.

[@tomato_soup_1d]

I'm not christian or anything like that but gosh, that hits different. Good job❤

[@thesilverswag1100]

You may struggle with sin but that sin doesn't have to define you, I struggle with purity myself but I don't allow that to define me don't let your struggle define you, everyone struggles with something different and although you may have struggled you are not alone don't embrace it try to stand up to it and fight it you Got this worrier! God's got you!

[@anhelinatymchenko1234]

Brilliant! Just brilliant!! Thank you for your work and for giving the courage ☺️

[@IreneRay-q3o]

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[@IlleyanaJacobs]

this is beautiful, i wish i had something like this when i was in middle school. good work ❤

[@Abyss145]

Omg, this was absolutely outstanding. It brought tears to my eyes

[@arcwithcasper]

absolutely fantastic, congrats on the 1k likes

[@lillycoffin9615]

I cried so hard this was amazing ❤❤❤

[@AmaraWestbrouck01]

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐!

[@tatiana_films]

Thank youuuuuu so very much :)❤

[@AmaraWestbrouck01]

@@tatiana_films 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎

[@kentunsworth6672]

He spoke his truth. Bravo!

[@Safespace4all-13]

MATTIE

[@tatiana_films]

Go Mattie go :)

[@RebsApollo-n3j]

Y'ALL ARE MAKIN ME CRY

[@JustaLotsofThingsFan-ze4uo]

Omg this was so good

[@Willow0.o]

Mattie reminds me of Mae Martin here

[@tatiana_films]

Oooooo love the parallel… Mae is amazing ❤

[@Willow0.o]

@@tatiana_films They are! I mainly know them from Taskmaster, but they were hilarious there :D

[@bungou_ryo1982]

Beautiful

[@penboyasgod6103]

While I agree with MOST of the messages in this, I still have to give this a 👎 for several reasons. First, the story is very uneven and the acting appears to start it out in the "middle" of any story they're trying to tell. Very uneven acting because of obvious lack of experience in either writer, director and/or producer which translates into poor acting. The absolute worst of this is that they didn't continue/emphasize enough the TRUTH about the "translation" of homosexuality in the bible. This is backed up. Instead, they simply (because it was easy) deflected to the bullshit of "god" and the bible and didn't put out anything real about what "religion" does to humanity. _Please don't show your ignorance by arguing this point._ Too bad. Some of the actors actually have some potential if they desire to pursue any acting career.

[@penboyasgod6103]

@@From.Our.Eyes.Documentary Your first and last statements are true. Everything in the middle of those two are nothing but total ignorance to state: 1) if *god created* lgbtq people to be the way they are; 2) if it’s the *will of god* ; and 3) I think *this standpoint is extremely needed.* All three of those statements show you're as problematic about this "story" as are the makers of this video. You "speak" as if there is, "in fact, a god." *There isn't.* You show you're just as brainwashed about "god" and "religion" as those who made this movie and so many others in our societies. I understand that it's "difficult" to let go of all this "god" bullshit and what your society has drilled into and brainwashed you with. You're just as bigoted as those who you "blame" by those 3 statements I pointed out. And you're afraid to give "god" up because you really don't know anything else to believe if you continue to say that bs. Don't get me wrong, "religion" is definitely a huge source of all this bigotry. But by you not recognizing this bigotry of yourself, you're just adding to it.

[@Nonexistentecho]

Okay, bro. No one asked your opinion. I don’t think the director wanted your commentary on it.

[@penboyasgod6103]

@@Nonexistentecho Actually, *_Yeah, you did by just being on KZbin/Internet._* Just because you don't like what I post is immaterial to me ( _or ... anyone else for that matter_ ). As far as the director, he wouldn't have done this (or any other) video for public consumption if he was so afraid of criticism. *Get over yourself --- you're not the only one on the Internet.*

[@williamarndt9465]

And? Needs some sort of coda.

[@StrangerThingsFollowerForever]

I'm only 13 and my parents say me being pansexual is just a phase and this film has inspired me too tell them "I WAS BORN THIS WAY" so thank you so much❤

[@Mango-g5z]

Yo genuine question, what is the story behind the songs? like the “drink the juice in bed”

[@sarahruby804]

Absolutely not

[@Time.-13]

Wdym

[@alanhansen8218]

I would like to see even MORE cliches utilized in LGBTQ film

[@tatiana_films]

Maybe in the next one?! 😅

[@sarapeine6785]

YES - it is about time we get media representation like that! I held a workshop on queer & catholic ealier this year, based on the #OutInChurch movement here in Germany. We exist, also in church. Whether you like it or not. Let's stop being "too gay for church and too faithful to belong to the LGBT*-community" - and begin with the basis of both faith and LGBT*: Love. 🌈🤍

[@Dbug16]

Me not tearing up wall watching this 😭🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧ also you guys did such a great job on this👍🏻