Jacob, a young man in Australia, was horrified to find his homophobic father on the men’s hook-up app Grindr, even though his father is still married to his mother after 27 years, reports LGBTQ Nation.
The young man shared his experience with and sought advice from the Australian radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. Jacob said his father’s headless photo on the app showed a walk-in closet that he recognized from his parents’ home.
So Jacob began chatting with the profile to try and figure out whether the person’s profile was fake.
“I wasn’t flirting with him,” Jacob reportedly said. “I just engaged in normal conversation, told him I liked his picture and asked where he is from. Then I asked for a picture of his face. When he sent it through, it was my dad.”
Jacob felt especially surprised considering that, years ago, his father had “disowned” him for coming out as gay.
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