Father-son duo win over TikTok with their Pride Month video

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A father and son in Oklahoma caught attention on TikTok... . for their touching video showing the two of them hanging up a flag outside of their house to celebrate Pride Month. Caden Wyatt, 15, came out to his loved ones just over a year ago. This year, amid June Pride festivities, Caden's dad, John, honored his son's identity by placing a massive rainbow flag outside of the family's home. "We are fixin' to shock Oklahoma," John says in the TikTok, before playing Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" over the footage of his son hanging up the flag. The video, which was posted during the first week of Pride Month, racked up over 2 million views. "Happy Pride Month to y'all, especially to my son!" John captioned the video. "Love you". "I'm claiming you as my dad," a commenter wrote. "My dad said he never wanted me to show off my flag". In a follow-up video, John explained that the flag — . which has black and white stripes in addition to the traditional rainbow stripes — . is a straight allies flag for the LGBTQIA+ community. “We’re letting people know it’s a safe place,” John told BuzzFeed