Advice for parents wh LGBTQ kids to help support and show them love. What to do when your kids e out to you as lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer.
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HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR GAY CHILD
In our town, we are the gay "go-to" people — pecially for parents and grandparents of gay kids. " Beg openly gay may be the most urageo choice your son, dghter, grandson or granddghter will ever make. "I don't know how to tell iends and fay about my gay kid or grandkid.
Wh more people livg openly, seems that nearly everyone knows someone gay. Nearly everyone knows and lik/lov someone gay. "Now that I know my kid is gay, I'm ncerned about same-sex sleepovers.
" If the ia of your dghter sleepg wh her boyiend unr your own roof at the age of 16 sets off every bad parentg bell the universe for you, hold your gay son or dghter to the same standards. We're sure he would e out if only he didn't thk his mom hadn't already submted her résumé for an open posn at PFLAG, which stands for Parents, Fay & Friends of Lbians and Gays. "I was jt settlg to the gay thg and now she tells me she lik a boy.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
I recently checked wh a iend about her gay high school senr. "I really want him to meet some other nice gay people. Let's assume 1 10 is gay.
That's two dozen gay kids (25 ls your own). Not jt the Gay-Straight Alliance, although this is a great start.
What about volunteerg for a gay teen hotle or homels shelter? Y, gay people are more visible than ever before.