Your Child Jt Told You He's Gay. Now What? | Psychology Today

Contents:

• OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!!
• OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!
• YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?
• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"

OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!!

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OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!

A Jewish uple (Laie Kazan, Sl Rubek) seeks enlightenment when their grown son (John Lloyd Young) reveals his homosexualy. As I relayed When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need To Know (Sterlg, 2016), I found out that my son was gay om a note wh our son's name entwed wh another boy's, surround by a heart.

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YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?

Had I asked him if he were gay when he was 13, he probably would have fensively said "No! San Berland, the mother of a gay son who ach parents of LGBTQ kids, utn, "It's not a good ia to ask.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"

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