Mom, I Have Something to Tell You
A documentary about coming out, gay sons, and their relationships with their mothers.
Mom, I Have Something to Tell You is a 30- minute documentary featuring gay sons and mothers speaking about coming out, acceptance, faith, family, rejection, misunderstanding, and the relationships they continue building over time.
Created and directed by psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder and executive director Rick Miller, LICSW.
Now available to watch on YouTube
About ‘Mom, I Have Something to Tell You’
What happens when a gay son comes out to his mother? And what happens to their relationship in the months and years that follow?
Mom, I Have Something to Tell You brings mothers and gay sons together to talk about their experiences before, during, and after coming out.
Some sons describe the relief of finally being known. Others remember fear, rejection, or waiting for their mothers to understand. Mothers speak about love, religion, expectations, questions about their sons’ futures, and the ways their own understanding changed over time.
Together, their stories offer an intimate look at one of the most significant relationships in many gay men’s lives.
Mom, I Have Something to Tell You has received honors from several film festivals and is now available to watch for free on YouTube.
Gay Sons, Mothers, and Coming Out
Mom, I Have Something to Tell You gives both mothers and sons the opportunity to describe those experiences in their own words.
For many gay sons, coming out to their mothers is a conversation they think about long before it happens.
What will she say? Will anything change? Will she understand? Will home still feel like home?
A mother may have questions of her own. She may reconsider beliefs, expectations, or assumptions she has carried for years.
What happens next can influence how openly mother and son talk about relationships, family, faith, fears, and everyday life.
The Film’s Journey
The first interviews for Mom, I Have Something to Tell You began in 2016.
What began as conversations with gay sons and their mothers developed into a documentary that has since been shared at film festivals, LGBTQ+ events, libraries, universities, cultural organizations, and community screenings across the United States
On September 30, 2026, Gay Sons & Mothers and The Locher Room presented the film’s online premiere ahead of National Coming Out Month.
September 30, 2026
Online Premiere
YouTube
June 16, 2026
The Parkside Lounge
New York, NY
May 7, 2026
The Mark Twain Library
Redding, CT
December 9, 2025
New England Film Festival
Lynn, MA
October 11, 2025
Delancey Screening Room
San Francisco, CA
October 2, 2025
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
August 16, 17, 21, 2025
Carolina Theatre of Durham
Durham, NC
June 11, 2025
Boston Public Library
Boston, MA
June 1, 2026
Club Café
Boston, MA
April 23, 2026
Emmerson College
Boston, MA
November 9, 2025
OutReels Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
October 10, 2025
City Base Cinemas
San Antonio, TX
September 26, 2025
The Palm Springs Cultural Center
Palm Springs, CA
July 21, 2025
Family Week in Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
June 12, 2025
Highfield Hall & Gardens
Falmouth, MA
May 9, 2025
The Provincetown Commons
Provincetown, MA
Interested in bringing Mom, I Have Something to Tell You to your community?
Mom, I Have Something to Tell You is also available for organizations and communities that would like to host a screening of their own.
A screening can create space for conversations about coming out, family relationships, acceptance, faith, communication, and the experience of gay sons and their mothers. It can work especially well for LGBTQ+ organizations, schools and universities, libraries, mental health professionals, faith communities, community groups, and organizations looking for a way to bring people together around these topics.
Meet the Director: Rick Miller, LICSW
Rick Miller is a psychotherapist, author, speaker, gay son, and the founder and executive director of Gay Sons & Mothers.
His longtime interest in the relationship between gay sons and their mothers led him to begin interviewing families in 2016. Those conversations became the foundation for Mom, I Have Something to Tell You and for the continuing work of Gay Sons & Mothers.
Through Mom, I Have Something to Tell You, and the nonprofit, Rick brings experiences that often remain private within families into a wider conversation about coming out, acceptance, communication, and the importance of family relationships in the lives of gay men.
Help These Stories Reach More People
Stories like these can change what feels possible inside a family
A gay son may hear someone describe a fear he has never been able to put into words. A mother may recognize herself in another mother's questions, mistakes, or growth. A family may finally have a way into a conversation they have avoided for years That's why it matters for these stories to be seen and heard Your donation helps Gay Sons and Mothers keep sharing the documentary, creating new stories and educational resources, and bringing these conversations into more homes and communities.Support Gay Sons & Mothers with a donation
You may also donate by check made out to Gay Sons and Mothers and send to Rick Miller, 535 Albany St., 3rd floor
Boston MA 02118