Gay teen's tweet goes viral after he secretly goes to prom with his boyfriend

A gay teenager’s tweet has gone viral after he reveals that he had to go to prom behind his parents’ backs as they wouldn’t let him attend with his boyfriend.

The teenager, only known by his first name Myren, tweeted a photo of himself with his boyfriend and prom date, Ralph, captaining it “My parents told me I couldn’t go to prom because I wanted to go with my boyfriend so I had to go behind their backs.”

My parents told me I couldn't go to prom because I wanted to go with my boyfriend so I had to go behind their backs😅 pic.twitter.com/XnnI0Pk0Vd

— comrade (@MyrenThaMartian) May 21, 2016

The 17-year-old’s tweet has now received over 18,000 retweets and 40,000 likes on the social media site, after being posted on Saturday (May 21).

Myren has received an outpour of support following the upload by receiving the following tweets.

Look at that! Only in high school and already wiser and more mature than your parents. Congrats to you both!

— Brian Fishman, DO MS (@BrianFishmanDO) May 22, 2016

weldone to you, follow your heart & not what others wants you to be..

— Jaycee Chaumet (@JayceeChaumet) May 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/jhughes72/status/734546912095830016

I wish gay children were only born to those of us who'd be happy to have and love them. https://t.co/VtWczMgwNG

— Jamilah Lemieux (@JamilahLemieux) May 22, 2016

Myren also answered the question everybody wanted the answer to. Do his parents know now?

Since y'all keep asking:

No my parents do not know I went to prom. My parents only watch TV and check their emails so I'm safe.

— comrade (@MyrenThaMartian) May 22, 2016

Gay teen’s tweet goes viral after he secretly goes to prom with his boyfriend

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