In the 1990s, more and more gay teenagers are g out of the closet. A natnwi report on their stggle for acceptance.
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TO BE YOUNG & GAY
Here was my boy actg on his feelgs, givg a gift to another boy he thought was attractive. But as much as I thought was adorable, I also dread moments like the, bee as the father of a gay child, the only thg that really worri me is other people's potential reactns to him. * 9yo gay *
My son is gay, but he is also 9, so he is not the "ltful ckmonster" (thank you for that turn of phrase, Chris Kluwe) that so many homophob try to pat all gay people as.
And another word on your ternal monologue: My unfortablens has nothg to do wh him beg gay. But as much as I thought was adorable, I also dread moments like the, bee as the father of a gay child, the only thg that really worri me is other people's potential reactns to him: Will he say or do the wrong thg to the wrong person? He will be enterg the highly macho world of high school soon enough, and that is not always a safe place for gay kids to be.
A GAY OLD BOY
* 9yo gay *
But luckily, I didn't have to worry what this high-school boy might thk, sce I know that my -laws and niec have a "no homophob allowed" policy when to their iends.
For my son, unlike how 's been for so many who have e before him, beg gay is not somethg to al wh but somethg that is, like his beg tall or havg giant feet.
Lus Greenfield, 17, tells Brian Ross about his experience so-lled gay nversn mp. The full story on ABC News' 20/20 and on Friday night. * 9yo gay *
He don't thk of his "gay issu"; he jt knows what he lik, and now he is actg on . Too many gay kids n't act on their feelgs until they move away om home and to real life, or at least to llege.