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WHEN JOHN GIDDG CAME OUT GAY, HIS FATHER HAND HIM A NOTE THAT READ 'HAKUNA MATATA'
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JOHN GIDDG OF “TRADG SPAC” ON GROWG UP GAY TURKEY AND G OUT TO HIS PARENTS

WHEN JOHN GIDDG CAME OUT GAY, HIS FATHER HAND HIM A NOTE THAT READ 'HAKUNA MATATA'

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JOHN GIDDG’S DAD GAVE HIM A SWEET NOTE AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY — LOOK SI THE DIGNER'S LIFE

So when I told him I was gay he pulled out of his pocket. The stg was, however, for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, " a gay-centric TV that time, Giddg was jt g out of the closet and nsired that workg that show would not be a good f for him, so he refed to be a part of productn pany mt have really liked Giddg, though, as they were velopg another show for ABC Fay tled "Knock First, " which eventually beme his first gig on seasons later, John Giddg started workg for HGTV's "Digned to Sell" and "Curb Appeal: The Block. "Giddg also nfsed that he has never been worried about intifyg as an openly gay man, addg that his sexual preferenc are not trimental to his sign reer, pecially bee is not a homophobic GIDDING'S HUSBAND, DAMIAN SMITHJohn Giddg was actually married to Damian Smh, a ballet dancer.

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Giddg first knew that he was gay when he was only a child, but he didn't really have the words to scribe his feelgs at the time. He add that growg up a untry that don't have the most progrsive outlook on beg gay didn't help much, GIDDING'S COMING-OUT STORYAs he grew olr, he unrstood and accepted his sexualy, but only me out as a gay man graduate school.