My mother, and my (gay) self.
Contents:
- GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
- MY MOM KNOWS I'M GAY, BUT SHE KEEPS TELLG ME TO MARRY A MAN AND HAVE KIDS. WHAT N I DO?
- AM I GAY?
GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
* i'm a gay man now mommy *
Perhaps is not surprisg that mothers and their gay sons often scribe their relatnships as close.
However, beg gay might be a factor that mak some mothers and sons even closer. This was found to be te for many of the mothers and sons I terviewed for the study scribed the book: Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child ().
Neverthels, this closens uld have a downsi, at least temporarily, as many mothers ially blame themselv and the close relatnships for their sons' homosexualy.
MY MOM KNOWS I'M GAY, BUT SHE KEEPS TELLG ME TO MARRY A MAN AND HAVE KIDS. WHAT N I DO?
So, perhaps is not pletely surprisg that once they learned their sons were gay, some of the mothers I terviewed felt that they had done somethg to damage them. The fact is that I am the mother and I was told growg up that men bee gay bee their mothers are too motherg.
AM I GAY?
For a long time, the psychiatric profsn blamed overly close maternal relatnships for g the "disease" of male homosexualy.