Gista Naija : HIDDEN LOVE: Pastor Comes Out As Gay To His Grandson At Age 90

A Baptist pastor comes out as gay to his grandson after celebrating his 90th birthday – and just five months before his death. James Rehnberg was a Baptist pastor, a Word War II veteran and a loving husband to his wife of 65 years, Doris.

Not long after pastor's wife passing, the family man and religious leader sat down with his grandson and revealed his greatest secret: he was gay.

His grandson, Grant Rehnberg, who describes himself as a 'multimedia queer artist', in an attempt to pay homage to his courageous grandfather and unpack his complex feelings towards the man who had led a double life filled with repression decided to create a multifaceted art installation.

Grant Rehnberg, who is openly gay and newly married, uploaded a touching video on the fundraising site Indiegogo in an effort to raise money for his project.

"Sitting over photos of my husband Bradford and I at our wedding, my ninety-year-old grandfather proudly celebrated “the balls it takes” to live openly," Grant says in the video.

The elderly man shared with his grandson that the love of his life was a young man named Warren Johnson, whom he had met at church years earlier.

"He told me God loves every part of us," Grant Rehnberg recalled. "He told me he would trade places with me if he could. He told me he loved me."