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RPONDG TO TEEN CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY

Christopher Yuan reflects back to when he "me out" to his parents to embrace the gay liftyle. His mother, Angela, tells how she, spair, turned to a God she'd only heard about, seekg hope. * focus on the family gay son *

Before we say anythg else, know that our hearts go out to you the pa and nfn of hearg your teen son tell you that he’s gay. You might even feel that you need to qutn or re-exame your own beliefs about homosexualy. What led you to believe that you might be gay?

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