so, i watched my "straight" videos...

[@alexryan1492]

this was just 13 minutes of connor hatecriming himself

[@ConnorFranta]

pain....so much pain

[@collinanthonycyster7310]

@@ConnorFranta obsessed with this growth

[@CanU-Relate]

I kinda always sensed he was gay, from his videos. Not stereotyping or offending anyone, I just kinda sensed it. Don't hate on me please 🙏🏻🥺

[@Shngster]

Connor now “your gay sweetie” minutes later Connor now “Proof right there, Gay!”

[@Becksnnc]

@@CanU-Relate It's fine. Most people can usually tell when someone is gay. They have a vibe and their voice usually gives it away as well. People don't like to say out loud because it's deemed offensive or whatever but we all think it and those people that give you shit for it know exactly what we are talking about. It's just virtue signalling when they give you grief for thinking it.

[@riverlily5983]

i used to watch the “how to tell if a guy likes you” video religiously to see if boys liked me. i’m a lesbian now.

[@mylifeascasi]

I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS LMAO

[@elsagranquist9755]

SAME!!! was just about to comment the exact same thing. is this a Thing for lesbians???

[@heather489]

and then mysteriously liking no boys who had those signs....hm....that's suspicious, that's weird

[@courtneysteiner6995]

I WAS ALSO ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS I-

[@kaialexus8635]

SAME

[@dt67889]

the level of character development is literally out of this world

[@collinanthonycyster7310]

I'm obsessed

[@zacharymcgee3978]

So hes a liar?

[@elioftheforest]

@@zacharymcgee3978 I bet you’re a blast at parties 🙄

[@bellamariedrew3964]

The reason I’ve dated so many closeted gay guys is because I followed his dating advice

[@asdfgh123456978]

Dead 😂😂😂

[@jelenamitrovic1265]

HAHAHAHA SAME WHAT😂

[@aimizaini5427]

Lol l lip meeting

[@samanthaclevenger9376]

Same! They said it was that they just wanted to take things really slow. Like sloths get freaky before we would slow. (we never did anything but small smooches)

[@Hale-sz7ox]

Hahahahaha

[@backtoearths]

my therapist: straight connor is not real. he can't hurt you straight connor: 1:33

[@rita9942]

😭🤣🤣

[@ConnorFranta]

nightmares

[@joshdove]

Why do I remember watching the “Im not gay” video and thinking “yah he for sure is gay”

[@shaelynbradfield1427]

I thought the same thing😂😂

[@tylerrboy2]

Right 😂

[@lizcscz4765]

lol same

[@t_sizzler_2032]

@@shaelynbradfield1427 SAME. And I was in the closet myself and even I knew he was gay as Hell 😂

[@camerannicholas2725]

Same!!

[@ConnorFranta]

The like button deserves a click after reliving all this PAIN.....hope you enjoy this 🥲❤️

[@Legend410c]

Normally: "Asking for likes = no." After seeing this pain: SMASH

[@andrecurenton5878]

I am proud of what you have became

[@JonathanChuter1996]

I came out BECAUSE of your video. The very same night. In my final year i had enough and came out to my family :) thank you Connor

[@connorlove5836]

You've come a loooong way! It must be oddly satisfying to have proof of how much you've changed and just like your last video - you look good! You look happy - it makes me happy 😊

[@showmoke]

Hi Connor - I guess this has to be the most embarrassing video that you've ever made? Yer just have to get out of your comfort zone before you're comfortable getting back in!! Whatever the fkcu that means! Have a nice day from a UK fan.

[@justepaula5387]

"what feels gay and homophobic at the same time" the im not gay video by connor franta certainly does

[@jaxonjames5160]

Internet: “Connor what do you look for in a girl” Closeted Connor: “um they need to wear clothes” Welp

[@ConnorFranta]

& stuff

[@writingishard6112]

Because he wouldn't want to see them not wearing clothes

[@sweeperboy]

Said no straight boy…ever.

[@emilyscloset2648]

@@ConnorFranta this reply makes it x10 better xD

[@sweeperboy]

I love the fact the “I’M NOT GAY” video was shot during Pride Month 2012, with a literal closet in the background…and then 2014 happened 😂

[@itsfrankthedank1184]

THE FORESHADOWING AND SYMBOLISM

[@baymoo]

PLEASE

[@user..-.]

😂😂😂😂

[@its_edlol]

“u could say that i know a few things about girls” GIRLLLLL😭

[@AmarisOIkimi]

HAHAHSHSHA

[@ConnorFranta]

don't ! please ! i ! am ! aware !

[@its_edlol]

@@ConnorFranta bby the face i made when i heard that💀

[@GracieBN]

I remember being genuinely interested in your “things I look for in a girl” video, and now I’m a lesbian... we’ve come a long way my guy

[@shafaalya884]

we love a character development

[@xoviolet32]

I can’t believe this is what we all accepted and thirsted over (at least in my case lol) back in the day… 2013 feels like one big SNL skit sometimes

[@ConnorFranta]

welcome to the circus

[@rionaevans2803]

Aye! I’m pretty sure my first Connor video was the girls one 😂

[@tony4012]

Oh gosh I actually watched his vids in hs and took some of the advice bc I thought I liked a girl...the girl thought I was weird but turns out I’m gay 😂

[@riya-ky7ev]

omg I used to have the biggest crush on 2013 Connor....WHY

[@shaelynbradfield1427]

I…I’m right there with you😂

[@mariatrinidad1370]

The fact that I was watching all of this and was STILL surprised when you came out is beyond me 😂 I should’ve known

[@ConnorFranta]

it's okay no one in my life had a clue either

[@mandyholliday7998]

ending pride with an absolute BANG

[@ConnorFranta]

going in with a book announcement and out with....whatever this was

[@mandyholliday7998]

@@ConnorFranta as you should king, as you should

[@miabermudez1756]

“It’s so painful to be alive I don’t wanna live And I don’t wanna die It’s so painful to be Alive” This is the most meaningful and like relatable thing that I’ve heard…. AND IT RHYMES

[@ConnorFranta]

it's a quote from my new book LOL

[@briannawalker896]

@@ConnorFranta preordered it!

[@cloudofreverie786]

This is just Connor cringing at himself for 13 minutes gay.

[@AxxLAfriku]

Me the ALPHA M*LE of this comment section and me command RESPECT. Right now me telling you to NOT observe any of me nice cool sweet videos. Instead just look at me awesome good powerful thumbnails. Thank you, dear cl

[@DavidWDunlap]

Your willingness to examine the arc of your life so publicly shows your maturity, humility, self-awareness, and good humor. There’s no cause for embarrassment, just pride. You’ll help far more young people by acknowledging the awkwardness of the journey than you would by making it look easy. I have carbon copies of letters I wrote in my 20s, when I was still pretending to be straight for certain audiences. And I would never have the courage to post them on social media - even 45 years later. Thank you, Connor, for your generosity.

[@jamessanders145]

How does this only have 70 likes.... smh

[@funnybunny402]

I watched your videos religiously in middle school for the dating advice and such lmao. My brother saw me watching one of your videos and was instantly like “he’s gay” and I’m like there’s no way. Cut to Connor coming out a year later and I’m just 👁👄👁

[@animalfinatic9366]

Can I ask you how he knew? I'm really curious

[@zomaqurashi1741]

I had a friend tell me the same thing. And the day he came out..this girl literally called me and said "did you see his new video ? HA . I told you" and then she hung up😃

[@funnybunny402]

@@animalfinatic9366 I really don’t know honestly he just has a good gaydar I guess 😂😂

[@mayaturner5759]

I literally had the same thing with my best friend. Going into school the day after his coming out video all I got was ‘I told you so’

[@wyattp8479]

Haven't watched your vids in YEARS. Get this in my recommended and smiled and laughed so hard because I remember watching these when I was a kid. This was the TOP TIER content back in the day god damn. How far we've come

[@creativecredence850]

I don't miss all THE random-ass jump cuts, that's for sure! Who even started that trend? Why was it so popular?

[@sawyerhartman]

This is was incredible! The state of the dorm tho lol miss u man!

[@mckenziefaith3448]

I FORGOT ABOUT YOU OMG

[@room16rox]

omg hii sawyerrr

[@RobbieHolder]

sawyerrrrrrr

[@Princess.Aary.]

Bro I haven’t seen you since I was 8 I’m 19 now lol 😂 forgot you existed

[@iwantjolynetoORAORAme]

@@Princess.Aary. SAME I WAS SO SURPRISED

[@maddieward6911]

his arrow that says "not gay" reminds me of amazingphil's thumbnail for his coming out video where he has an arrow pointing at him that just says gay lmao

[@kmjc1213]

Wait, it's been SEVEN YEARS since Connor came out?! I feel old now. Also I'm not sure how much of this is 2013 Connor being cringey or just 2013 KZbin being cringey. Like we all thought this was normal back then.

[@juibelly2318]

absolutely

[@ablbelle8953]

No he misspoke, it was 7 months ago... surely it wasn't 7 years ago.

[@nakamotorskrskrvroom8038]

Stuff people do now will seem more cringe in the future, its a chain effect.

[@jamesmanley9427]

"Has to wear her clothes and all that stuff" I left

[@ConnorFranta]

i ejected

[@maxz.2286]

we stan a king with a self-critical growth trajectory

[@ConnorFranta]

it's not easy being this self-aware

[@amandab4733]

the fact that 12 year old me believed EVERY WORD YOU SAID about boys is insane to me. i would literally rewatch your "how to tell if a boy likes you" video every time I had a crush and thought he liked me back 😭😭😭

[@jillicn]

IM ALREADY LAUGHING SO HARD I REMEMBER WATCHING THESE WHEN THEY CAME OUT

[@nat9405]

when they came out just like him

[@Tarrinix]

we’re living the reactions with him

[@annnaaabel]

I am cringing remembering who I was while watching them :D

[@HeyyJillian]

SAME 😩😂

[@MsCupcakeloveer]

Right? Same! I haven't even watched Connor in so many years (just kinda stopped watching KZbinrs in general for a while) and just got this in my recommended. It's so crazy to see how much he's changed.

[@mimimicamica]

Connor coming out was such a cultural reset, it changed my life, I was in the deep deep closet and it helped me figured out a few things. It was a long ride, but watching that video was one of the first step in my very gay journey. I'm always thankfull to you for it and proud of seeing you become this lovely person

[@mindofbenzo]

Literally same

[@elizabethlee902]

The audacity of straight Connor to say he likes a girl who knows how to wear clothes when he’s dressed like that with a row a snap backs behind him

[@amandalarssontv1385]

2014 really doesn't seem that long ago. But then I realise it's 7 yeas ago.

[@lovehumanity5172]

'hey girl whatsup' Connor I'm scared

[@ConnorFranta]

i know I KNOW

[@isingchristiancovers3418]

Young Connor: IM NOT GAY 😐 also young connor: what i look for in a girl.. um.. that they wear clothes and stuff.

[@allydef]

“I like when girls wear clothes, have good personalities, and uhhhh…yeah when they’re playful. That’s cool I think.”

[@e.h.5129]

Sassy! He literally used the word sassy 😂

[@niko1228]

the fact that i do actually remember where i was when you came out - just got home from an aerobics class and decided to watch your video before showering but then slipped into a sexuality crisis immediatelly after. anyways happy pride from this lesbian lol

[@Justin-kz1mv]

I had a huge crush on Connor back in the day when he was "straight." It was mind-blowing when he came out. Not just because I liked him, but mostly because I was in a similar situation in the closet. In some ways his coming out set a clear path for my own.

[@alexhornsey8129]

i would upvote but its at 69

[@HSMfanatic17]

I wish I had discovered him back when I either didn't realize I was in the closet or when I knew I was in the closet, before his coming out video (I discovered him because of his coming out video, which was released shortly before I started coming out). Then I might've recognized myself sooner haha.

[@obedbhiziki]

my body was literally curling in cringe at the straight videos

[@ConnorFranta]

this is just the tip of the iceberg too....

[@AdorkableArtist92]

I usually can't handle secondhand embarrassment/cringe...but this was worth it. Connor's commentary on his old video cracked me up!

[@maycee_reed]

I REMEMBER THESE SO VIVIDLY side note: connors coming out video was a cultural reset for me tbh

[@alyssadyer4096]

I remember watching the second video, how to know if a guy likes you.

[@anshreadsandrants]

Connor Franta: “Things I look for in a GIRL” Also Connor Franta: “Im gAY😎✨”

[@DomeLara]

“The original was so much better” “proof right there! Gay!” 😂😂😂 i love him so much

[@nat9405]

in my head, connor and straight connor are two completely different people if that makes you feel better

[@nuzaarfatima1326]

I want him to release a video with "I'm not gay" as a title just for the irony

[@GlamourCat1920]

That would be content I’d love to see!

[@prioskakharsani7222]

connor, you are my safe place, wtf is this

[@GeekByNature1]

IKR

[@ConnorFranta]

honestly

[@jujuliette147]

When you discovered Connor from the "How do you know if a guy likes you" video because at that age it really was the sort of stuff you were searching for on KZbin 😬 I'm gonna jump in the pit of shame with him if that's alright

[@liviaolivia43214]

okay literally same but its fine

[@probably_not_jim]

I'll join you. That's how I found him when I was a stressed baby in freshman year. I'm also very not heterosexual now.

[@chiyamilu6851]

Same bestie 😩

[@elenadrouin5910]

i was literally at a catholic church when u came out. i was at catechism when my friend told me you came out and i literally cried bc i had a “crush on you.” i came out myself like 5 years later

[@lethopeane4365]

"I WAS A FUCKBOY!" That was a pretty apt description but seriously though back in those days dudes voice was different (deeper even),his hairstyle was generic. The "How to know a guy likes you" video and the "I'm not gay" video made me laugh for all the wrong reasons it was mostly that Justin Bieber hair

[@RaheemD]

KZbin may have had a vendetta against you a couple of weeks ago because these videos came up in my recommended videos out of the blue, uninvited and I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I watched them as I hadn't seen them since your coming out video (I'm messy) and Connor... Let's just call it an amazing evolution.

[@im.notsober]

you fr quoting "someone like you" ? 😭 because that's magnificent

[@RaheemD]

@@im.notsober We love an iconic song!

[@lovemealwaysofficial]

This kinda feels like watching myself pretending to be straight ngl "she has a pulse, she wears clothes and she sometimes moves" is literally me but talking about men lmao

[@thatowllady7276]

Same

[@anfisachern8570]

therapist: straight connor doesn't exist, he can't hurt you straight connor:

[@Epiphani100]

it’s the fact that I watched all these when they came out, it makes this so much better

[@GG-vz3pb]

I'VE BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS ONE

[@ConnorFranta]

the things i do for y'all.....

[@GG-vz3pb]

@@ConnorFranta bestie you really took one for the team. You're a legend 🧚‍♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@jackiepeel7933]

“She has a pulse” IM LITERALLY DECEASED 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@housewifeyoongi7694]

"straight boy" Connor certainly was something 💀💀

[@koolaidjamies]

it's ok we all had an "i'm straight I swear" phase 😭

[@leshaunlewis8465]

“how do i know if a guy likes me” *just lists everything he didn’t do*

[@katjonez4683]

When you came out in 2014, I was in class in high school and I screamed and threw my phone to my best friend to see. I loved watching this haha you are so truly yourself now and GLOWING. LOVE TO SEE IT!! ❤️

[@maidaavdic4654]

I remember watching these videos back in the day while being in denial about my own sexuality... and when you came out I kind of broke down cause I realised I couldn’t keep hiding a part of myself. Anywaays thank you Connor! Just for being yourself and being there for me in this parasocial relationship when I needed someone hahaha love yaa king!

[@gabrielmartins-je5tr]

omg the character development? who’s that straight guy and where is he now? the way you talked, the hair, the clothes, the body language, THE MESS (!!!!). I was here 10 years ago and have watched those videos but watching them today is a whole experience it was not easy being gay 10 years ago, we all knew who the other gays were but everyone was trying to convince themselves that they were straight. the gays today are out and proud at a much younger age and it’s so good to see that.

[@Thimes123]

Don't worry, Connor. We all had our "straight" phase.

[@yaricanini195]

i literally remember a girl at my school screamed in the cafeteria & like 30 of us gathered to watch “i’m gay” & some were crying some were cheering it was life altering & the biggest serve to date

[@labibarithika5099]

Now people THIS is called character development.

[@davidhparker]

I was “there” when you came out… I had just gotten home from high school one day and it was at the top my FEED AND I SCREAMED FOR THE DURATION of the video. Happy about who you’ve become and how you’ve impaired me :)

[@lovehumanity5172]

'how to know if a guy likes you' uno reverse card it on yourself connor

[@BookishLish]

Your coming out video came out on my 16th birthday and I remember feeling so proud of you and admiring how much more comfortable you were just being your entire self without apology. I got to go see you on book tour a few years later and I remember telling you that these videos were how I started watching you even though you said that you were so embarrassed by them. Thank you for being someone I can watch when I need to listen to someone familiar and having a fun time. As a 22 year old now it is crazy to think that I’ve been watching your videos for so long!

[@tifuhnche]

Bestie, I’m a little upset you didn’t mention “The Quiff”

[@1618jamie]

NOT THE QUIFF

[@ellekawe]

i think i just had an out of body experience watching this omfg but i appreciate it so much that you keep these videos up!! they really do show your growth and how far you’ve come and i am very sure that you’ve helped many people by sharing your process online🥺🥺

[@olive7043]

THE MOMENT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR YEARS! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH BBY

[@randomhuman_1999]

the phrase "the other gender" made me so uncomfortable with the underlying gender binary enforcement. and the stereotyping of both guys and girls in the old videos catered so well to misogyny. xD makes me think... goodness knows what kinds of dumb shit i've said in the past year let alone in the past decade. but y'know, that's why character growth is great.

[@dew7103]

the title sounds fun 😂 also brings me back to the old days 😭😭😭😭 edit: I used to watch those videos and actually enjoyed them!!! I'm so happy to see how much you've grown ☺️💜

[@user-hb2bw5hy7m]

seeing these first hand when u released them back then and then now makes me so emotional. love to see the growth baby i also thought i was straight back then

[@Mol0c]

Connor: *says he's not gay* Me at 13 years old: Oh, then I might not be gay either ..... Connor: *says he's gay* Me: *already out of the closet and fully proud gay* I know right?

[@asdfgh123456978]

So cute. We all really grew up with Connor didn’t we

[@Mol0c]

@@asdfgh123456978 Yeah!! I'm form south america and I remember that one time my sister went to the USA and I asked her to buy me "work in progress" haha. My gay ass had to have that book.

[@killager6767]

This might literally be me

[@Mol0c]

@@killager6767 you had the same experience??

[@killager6767]

@@Mol0c Yeah🤣 Except that when connor came out I was like okay maybe I am a little gay too

[@sp691]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE WATCHING YOUR OLD VIDEOS MAKES ME CRY OF LAUGHTER

[@tallactordude]

We should all be kind to our former selves and realize that life is a journey and it takes some of us longer to get to certain points on that journey than others. I think everybody has times in their past that they would now cringe at, but with any luck we grow and we change and we come to terms with who we are, as you have done. Well done, Connor!

[@anandiganguly3086]

I've been following you for years and I can't believe I never realized back in the day that you said your criteria for liking girls is them wearing clothes. AND I WAS MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU. Bruh.

[@everydaysam3547]

Omg I actually remember exactly where I was when you came out haha. I had just gotten home from school and was eating with my family when I got the notification. I remember watching the video under the table... didn't even know what "coming out" meant yet and I remember gasping very loudly when I found out. It's actually really cool how you were my favorite youtuber at the time and how you basically introduced me to what the LGBT community was. Because of you, I got educated... became an ally... and just recently this year I came out myself ✌️

[@tabitha3861]

the "mean girls 2" comment is so funny because it has to be made-up like WHO would've said the sequel is their favorite movie 😭 anyways this is amazing and I'm extremely glad I didn't have a way to post/film videos because I can barely even handle Facebook memories from my closeted high school days.

[@dt67889]

i literally remember googling if you were gay in 2013 and stumbling on the "i'm not gay" video and then being shocked when you actually came out lmfaooo

[@amywestlund]

It's so funny that I was so in love with you back then as a little 14 year old but now at almost 22 I ACTUALLY love who you are and looking back on your old videos I'm like "oh.....?" lmaoo

[@sandiamelonification]

When you came out I hadn’t discovered that I’m bisexual. I felt selfhatred till I was 21. I just came out last year to my mom and brother. I feel for your younger self, he did what he could and evolved to the incredible person you are. I used to watch your videos back then. I still do right now and I’m just glad to see you thriving. Love you Connor!

[@christianealvarez6182]

i literally remember your coming out video! funny to think i’ve been watching you for so long. ugh, you’re such a light

[@kat.h00]

straight connor: i'm not gay connor today: 11:30 can we appreciate the character arc

[@_mahi_7107_]

Ikr i loved it

[@theresag4648]

I’m cringing at the fact that I thought those videos were top tier content when I was 14.

[@pinnedcomment8614]

Random fact: There’s a village in Nebraska with a population of 1. She acts as mayor and also pays taxes to herself.

[@madeniquevanwyk]

Oh wow, what a flashback this was for me as well! I used to watch Connor around 2012/2013 when I just discovered KZbin really, and I saw all these "what do I look for in a girl" type videos, and I just soaked it all in, thinking that this was the epitome of content back then. I stopped watching him at some point and I didn't even know he came out, but seeing him now, and seeing the evolution and growth? We love it. I'm so happy for my boy after all these years 💖🥺💖

[@emilyschettlers]

Connor calling his past self out is the drama I live for

[@bellabb13]

“It’s so painful to be alive I don’t wanna live and I don’t wanna die” SIR WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

[@nathanj23]

when you said “i came out in 2014” i remembered that i had came out a few months after you and i realised how old i am now. i was 15 in my living room trying not to yell out of excitement lmaooo

[@legendsonly2542]

Literally you’re coming out video made me cry. Like just the thumbnail, I was in the closet at the time and seeing you putting yourself out there like that just.. touched me 🥲 (obviously lmao)

[@alma1530]

as someone who's been here since 2013 i'm so happy to see you thriving showing off your true self♥

[@Thisfordreams]

My goodness... I can't believe I've been following you for almost a decade... I'm getting old for sure and your content definitely got better over the years

[@trystanchance]

the memories you just unlocked. i remember my first time watching these videos 😭

[@jhazscx]

I have been a fan of OG youtubers for a LOOONG (i have been here since 2011 y’all) time and I literally screamed when you came out like I LIKE YOU SO MUCH AND I FEEL LIKE IF I HAVE A CRUSH ON YOU AND YOU’RE STRAIGHT IT JUST won’t WORK AND WHEN YOU CAME OUT I WAS LIKE “BIIIIIIITCH 🥲”

[@talivasquez5064]

I remember how proud I was of you when you came out. It’s so nice to see your side of the story all these years later. lysm

[@thegriffy991]

I remember you coming out, it was a very strong video for me, I cried with you that day. Accepting my sexuality was a struggle and I related so much to you. It was a turning point in my acceptance journey ! I'm glad you let those vids up. I think it can show closeted people that you can change and grow and that while it's cringey, it's something you're allowed to do!

[@abbybyerly993]

I watched this growing up.. the betrayal 💀

[@rosietb06]

this coming out video literally feels like yesterday .. the fact that it was in 2014 absolutely blows my mind, but what truly blows my mind is that i was surprised! why do i remember being like 13 listening to these tips about guys liking you 😭

[@emstersawesomesauce3960]

oh my goodness the amount of second hand embarrassment im feeling rn is astronomical- 😭

[@Suman-nn2nv]

Oh my god astronomical is accurate I'm dying rn -

[@caseyadelaide1370]

The sad thing is I remember exactly where I was when you came out in 2014. I was at theatre rehearsal and I screamed when I saw the tweet notification of the video. I then sneakily started looking up the connor franta tag on tumblr while in rehearsal.

[@lostgirl_1394]

That was sad.. so wonderful seeing you so happy and proud, the growth is real :) ☀️

[@zabaratimes5031]

Need another so badly. This gave me unprecedented amounts of dopamine.

[@olive7043]

anyways hope u are having a lovely pride month con and i’m so proud to say i have grown up with you and watched you grow into such a beautiful human being :’) love u always

[@AtillaDaPun]

Somehow Connor looks younger these days! 🥰 Also it's wild to see that self denial in others' journeys as well. Thank you for being true to yourself! ❤