'AITA for lashing out at my mom after she assumed I'm gay and told her friends?'

A 20-year-old straight man found himself in an awkward spot when his mother started telling people that he was gay.

Confused and frustrated, he to Reddit’s infamous “Am I The A**hole” forum to get some clarity on whether he overreacted by snapping at her.

Straight man taken aback as his mother tells people he is gay

The Redditor — whom we shall refer to as OP (Original Poster) — opened his post with the title, “AITA for snapping at my mom for telling people I’m gay?” He then dove into the backstory, explaining how a casual conversation with his younger sister sparked the whole mess.

"My (20m) sister (14) was reading a book yesterday when she asked me, ‘What does a Greek god look like?’" he wrote. "I asked her why she is asking me that, and she showed me a passage saying a guy has the features of a Greek god. So I told her, ‘You know, muscular and handsome.’"

The OP noticed his mother giving him a strange look. When he asked if something was wrong, she brushed it off, saying, "Nothing."

Later, however, she confronted him with a bizarre assumption, “She asked me if I like my best friend (20m) because he’s tall and muscular,” the OP recounted, before adding, "I was taken aback. As it turns out, she had always assumed he and I are gay, which is not the case. I quickly told her we’re not gays, but she didn’t believe me, saying the way we behave around each other leaves no other possible interpretation."

Things took a turn when OP’s mother dropped another bombshell. She had told her friends he was gay but hadn’t come out yet. She claimed she’d done so out of concern, "worried about me keeping it bottled up inside," the man said.

That’s when OP lost it. "I snapped at her for it. I have nothing against gays, but I don’t want them to think I’m one when I’m not since it’ll only lead to awkwardness. Not to mention one of them has a daughter I have a crush on and might ask out. She said she only told them because she was worried about me and wanted some advice on what to do," he concluded.

Internet backs OP as they feel his mom 'went way out of bounds'

Redditors didn’t hold back while offering their respective takes. The general consensus, however, was that OP was "Not The A**hole" (NTA).

"Overall NTA. I think the snapping was probably a little much, it does sound like she was genuinely worried and was trying to figure out how to help you, but coming up with random explanations for worries about issues that may or may not exist is a really, really bizarre behavior that it does sort of justify the loss of temper," one Redditor wrote.

"NTA!!!! Mom went way out of bounds with that! Not only should she NOT have confronted you, but she NEVER should have said anything to anyone else! As a mom, I am completely taken aback by her actions. If and when you are ready you need to sit her down and explain to her how this really affects you," another chimed in.

"Though you are not gay, if you were, it would be your choice to tell others. It would be up to you, OP, to decide the who's and when's. Being that she made a completely false assumption about your sexuality, and told others, MOM should feel like the a**!" they added.

"Oof. Growing up my mom was the kind of person where from basically kindergarten on if she so much as knew the name of a girl in my class she would tell everyone she encountered that I had a crush on them. Not exactly the same, but I recognize the smugness and their preference for their narrative over reality. To this day I still don’t discuss my dating life, or personal life much at all, with her because of that. NTA," read a comment.

"So a male saying 'muscular and handsome' makes them gay? I am not understanding her thought process. Regardless, NTA," someone else offered.

"Your mom out here making up lore about your life and sharing it like it's canon. Definitely NTA, but maybe get her a hobby?" another suggested.

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