This is me...Now
JACK: Mom?
JUDITH: Jack... Honey, I'm worried. You haven't said a thing about my bangs.
JACK: They're a little short, but they'll grow in. Mom, uh, I have something I want to say to you. Um... I've kept this from you for a long time, and--and that's wrong, because it makes it seem like I'm ashamed of something I'm not ashamed of. I want-- I want you to know who I am because I'm proud of who I am. Mom... Are you wearing Chloe?
WILL: Jack.
JACK: Mom, I'm gay.
JUDITH: Oh.
GRACE: Judith... [GRACE PUTS HER ARM AROUND JUDITH] It's ok. So he's gay. He's still the same little boy who gave you highlights for the first time.
KAREN: I think you're missing the silver lining here. When you're old and in diapers, a gay son will know how to keep you away from chiffon and backlighting.
JACK: Mom, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but... this is who I am.
JUDITH: You could never disappoint me. I just want you to be happy. Looking back on it... There have been clues. When you were a child, you were overly fond of the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, 3 men in a tub." And you do have a lot of flamboyantly gay friends. I mean, look at Will. No matter what, Jack... You're what I'm most thankful for in the whole world. [JUDITH AND JACK HUG. WILL, GRACE, AND KAREN START LEAVING TO GIVE THEM PRIVACY.]
I told my mom that I was gay today. It took place over the phone, not the best way to handle it. But it happened. It basically went like this.
Neil: I don't want to stay here forever.
Mom: I don't know why youre not happy here?
N: B/C I can't be me.
M: Neil I know.
N: Know what?
M: I know your secret.
N: The reason I kept that from you is because I knew you wouldn't approve of me.
M: I love you, and there is nothing that I would not do for you.
N: Well then, I really don't want to take this job.
So now its offical... I'm out to my mom.
JUDITH: Jack... Honey, I'm worried. You haven't said a thing about my bangs.
JACK: They're a little short, but they'll grow in. Mom, uh, I have something I want to say to you. Um... I've kept this from you for a long time, and--and that's wrong, because it makes it seem like I'm ashamed of something I'm not ashamed of. I want-- I want you to know who I am because I'm proud of who I am. Mom... Are you wearing Chloe?
WILL: Jack.
JACK: Mom, I'm gay.
JUDITH: Oh.
GRACE: Judith... [GRACE PUTS HER ARM AROUND JUDITH] It's ok. So he's gay. He's still the same little boy who gave you highlights for the first time.
KAREN: I think you're missing the silver lining here. When you're old and in diapers, a gay son will know how to keep you away from chiffon and backlighting.
JACK: Mom, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but... this is who I am.
JUDITH: You could never disappoint me. I just want you to be happy. Looking back on it... There have been clues. When you were a child, you were overly fond of the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, 3 men in a tub." And you do have a lot of flamboyantly gay friends. I mean, look at Will. No matter what, Jack... You're what I'm most thankful for in the whole world. [JUDITH AND JACK HUG. WILL, GRACE, AND KAREN START LEAVING TO GIVE THEM PRIVACY.]
I told my mom that I was gay today. It took place over the phone, not the best way to handle it. But it happened. It basically went like this.
Neil: I don't want to stay here forever.
Mom: I don't know why youre not happy here?
N: B/C I can't be me.
M: Neil I know.
N: Know what?
M: I know your secret.
N: The reason I kept that from you is because I knew you wouldn't approve of me.
M: I love you, and there is nothing that I would not do for you.
N: Well then, I really don't want to take this job.
So now its offical... I'm out to my mom.