Many parents stggle for years to adjt after learng child is gay, acrdg to a new study om Gee Washgton Universy public health rearchers.
Contents:
- CARY GRANT’S DGHTER SLAMS SPECULATN IN WAS GAY: ‘I NEVER SAW A HT OF THAT’
- GLORIA ESTEFAN OFFERED TO 'CARRY' GAY FLAG AT PRI FOR DGHTER EY BEFORE SHE CAME OUT
- WHEN MY DGHTER SAID, 'I'M GAY'
- I N'T FIVE MY DGHTER FOR BEG GAY
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
- DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER’S OWN DGHTER SLAMS HIS ANTI-GAY TIRA
- PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
- MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
- MARIE OSMOND TALKS GAY MARRIAGE, LBIAN DGHTER JSI IN NEW INTERVIEW
- RORY FEEK STGGLED TO ACCEPT THAT DGHTER IS GAY: 'MY JOB IS TO LOVE HER EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD'
CARY GRANT’S DGHTER SLAMS SPECULATN IN WAS GAY: ‘I NEVER SAW A HT OF THAT’
'When I look back at the photos of Sarah as a ltle girl, I n't help but feel sad.' One mother and her gay dghter talk wh utter ankns about the schism her sexualy has ed wh their fay * daughter gay *
Jennifer Grant ni that the Old Hollywood screen star was homosexual.
GLORIA ESTEFAN OFFERED TO 'CARRY' GAY FLAG AT PRI FOR DGHTER EY BEFORE SHE CAME OUT
When a child first out as eher beg gay or havg same-sex attractn their parents' ial rpons are ually the wrong on, says Chris Doyle, a psychotherapist who specializ SSA. * daughter gay *
Now, Grant’s dghter, Jennifer, is shuttg down allegatns that her famo dad was really gay. Jennifer shut down mors that her father was homosexual.
WHEN MY DGHTER SAID, 'I'M GAY'
Parents of gay children may go through an adjtment perd when they fd out their child is gay, but there is support for parents of gay children. * daughter gay *
While Grant — who died 1986 — fashned a persona for himself where he was a ladi’ man, njecture that he was a homosexual still spun throughout his life.
Jennifer also touched upon the age-old talk about her dad her 2011 memoir, “Good Stuff: A Remiscence of My Father, Cary Grant” — which ments that she ma rulted hate mail allegg that she was homophobic.
I N'T FIVE MY DGHTER FOR BEG GAY
She jt told me she’s gay. I’ve already talked to her about sex wh boys—how do I talk to her about girls? * daughter gay *
“When the qutn aris, generally speaks more about the person askg … Dad somewhat enjoyed beg lled gay.
The “Philalphia Story” actor even had to battle the gay mors jt a few years before his passg.
“Homo. "I remember beg my bedroom and tellg you, 'Mama, are you gay?
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
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"'Do you want to rry the gay flag, bee if you want I will get on that para float and I will rry that flag? "You said to me, 'Mom, I'm not gay, '" Gloria says.
The note said, "I am gay. Now, she has e out as gay and I look at her - wh her short hair and mascule cloth, - and wonr where did we as parents go wrong?
HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
If I'm hont, I probably felt a twge of relief that she was settlg down bee I had harboured fleetg ncerns that she might be gay. I'd known gay people the past at work and had never been prejudiced towards them - had never bothered me.
It wasn't that I had anythg agast homosexuals: was simply that wasn't what I wished for my own child.
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER’S OWN DGHTER SLAMS HIS ANTI-GAY TIRA
I thk every parent wants their child to have a smooth passage through life, and I felt that beg gay would always be a problem. It seems trendy the days for parents to claim they 'accept' their children's sexualy if they are gay. After all, he om a generatn when beg gay certaly wasn't somethg ever discsed.
I do tell people that Sarah is gay - and they only have to see her to gus. When I tell people that my other dghter Heather is married, people n ask about whether she has children and how old they once you've told someone your dghter is gay, you n see them flailg around, sperately searchg for the right words. Perhaps 's her way of bbg my nose , or her attempt to make me accept she's gay.
PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
Her gay life is somethg I jt don't unrstand. I have met lots of Sarah's other lbian and gay iends and they are very nice, but I adm she go to gay clubs and is volved a 'scene' that I jt nnot image. Mum may thk she had some fluence over my sexualy, but she needn't feel guilty bee fact I've known I was gay sce I was very young - I jt sperately tried not to be.
My belief is that ep down Mum knew I was gay, even when I married Tony, but she uldn't face . For some reason, Mum seems to thk that bee I am gay, children are out of the qutn.
However, the fact that I'm gay don't stop me wantg children. It's only recently I have tly accepted myself as gay.
MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
When parents learn that their child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, they n experience a range of emotns. As a matter of fact, you might someday look back and fd that you are grateful for the experience of havg a gay or lbian child.
Well, my study of 65 fai of gay and lbian youth for the book, Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child, I found that some parents get to the pot where they believe that the experience of havg a gay child actually ma them a better person—more open-md and sensive to the needs of others, particularly those other mory groups.
If you jt found out your child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, you may be thkg that such ias are prepostero. The tstworthy nfidants let them vent but also rrected some of the misperceptns they absorbed om society, such as that gay people are lonely, unhappy, promiscuo, not fay-oriented, unable to have children, or sted for an unhappy life.
MARIE OSMOND TALKS GAY MARRIAGE, LBIAN DGHTER JSI IN NEW INTERVIEW
Contact Parents, Fay, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG).
RORY FEEK STGGLED TO ACCEPT THAT DGHTER IS GAY: 'MY JOB IS TO LOVE HER EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD'
List of Helpful Books for Parents of Gay and Lbian Children. Straight Parents Gay Children: Keepg Fai Together (revised edn).
Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lbians, and Gays Talk About Their Experienc.
Somethg to Tell You: The Road Fai Travel when a Child is Gay.