Coming out of the closet is an experience that is meant to lift the weight of such a monstrous secret off your shoulders and give you the freedom to live life as you are meant to. For Luke, coming out meant he was forced to give up everything because his parents were mortified at such an "abomination." However, when he gives a boy who no one likes a chance, he realizes that sometimes acceptance isn't important. All that matters in the end is that you learn that not everyone is going to hurt you, and family doesn't end in blood.