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A video of a teenager coming out as gay to his mother has recently gone viral.

Hayden Smith, who posted the video to YouTube, sets up a hidden camera then calls his mother into the room with him.

After she sits down, he tells her he’s gay. To his surprise his mom, who assures him his choice is perfectly okay with her and thanks him for telling her, reveals a secret of her very own.

To watch the conversation unfold, click the video player above.