Gay Men and Their Mothers: Is There a Special Closens? | Psychology Today Atralia

Contents:

• HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY
• IS YOUR MOM GAY?
• GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
• THE CHILDREN OF GAY PARENTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELV
• IS YOU'RE MOM GAY?
• ASK THE EXPERT: "HELP, I’M SRED TO TELL MY MOM I’M GAY!"
• WHAT’S LIKE FOR A CHILD WHEN THEIR MUM OR DAD OUT AS GAY?
• HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS
• THE DAY MUM SAID,‘I’M GAY’
• 'MY MOM HID THAT SHE WAS GAY UNTIL SHE DIED'
• HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
• YOUR MUM GAY

HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY

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You may realize, for stance, that you really want your mom to know when you realized you were gay. "Mom, I'm gay.

Article SummaryXTellg your mom that you’re gay n be nerve-wrackg, but wh a plan and a ltle bravery, you n get off your cht.

IS YOUR MOM GAY?

You might want to clu thgs like when you learned you were gay, what ’s been like for you, and what your hop are for the future.

I'm gay. If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay. If you thk your brother is gay bee he watch a "girly" TV show or his voice sounds a certa way, that's relyg on stereotyp.

If you live a particularly homophobic or transphobic area, discs safety plans wh the fay member se of vlence om others. If your fay member has e out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeg someone of their own genr, and that's perfectly okay. Don't be aaid to rearch beg gay, bisexual, transgenr, asexual, or whatever your fay member me out as.

GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?

I thk he might be gay.

If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay. How do I tell if a child is gay?

They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual.

THE CHILDREN OF GAY PARENTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELV

Livg wh homophobic parents n be a paful and difficult suatn. Whether you are gay yourself, have a close loved one or iend who is, or jt support the LGBT movement general, alg wh tolerance is tough. If your parents have said or done homophobic thgs the past, you might try to ga an unrstandg of their viewpots and work to change them.

You may have heard your parents make homophobic ments before, but maybe you don't really unrstand why they feel the way they do.

IS YOU'RE MOM GAY?

Start a dialogue wh them about their feelgs about gay people and e active listeng skills to tly hear their si of thgs. Your parents may try to shg off when you ask "Why are you agast gay people?

ASK THE EXPERT: "HELP, I’M SRED TO TELL MY MOM I’M GAY!"

In some s, this might perta to their relig beliefs, but you might also unver a eper, or more personal reason that they are agast gay people.

WHAT’S LIKE FOR A CHILD WHEN THEIR MUM OR DAD OUT AS GAY?

If your parents are relig, they may have learned that homosexual relatnships, beg transgenr, or beg nonbary are wrong.

HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS

They may stggle to accept that homosexualy is natural and part of who you are.

They may even have a change of heart and stop beg so homophobic. Even if your parents rema homophobic to some gree, they may soften up over time to mata a relatnship wh you.

THE DAY MUM SAID,‘I’M GAY’

Also, if your parents are extremely homophobic, you may need to take preutns to protect your own emotnal well-beg and ensure you will still have a home and fancial support spe their beliefs.

Article SummaryXDealg wh homophobic parents n be a challenge but try to listen to their views whout argug so you n unrstand their posn. If you’re gay yourself, make clear that you’re not askg for your parents’ permissn, sce you didn’t choose your sexualy.

'MY MOM HID THAT SHE WAS GAY UNTIL SHE DIED'

"I'm an openly gay teen who has stggled wh prsn and suicidal thoughts. Any ways lets see if your mom is gay. 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. 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.

HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY

The fact is that I am the mother and I was told growg up that men bee gay bee their mothers are too motherg. For a long time, the psychiatric profsn blamed overly close maternal relatnships for g the "disease" of male homosexualy.

YOUR MUM GAY

Even though rearch sce the 1950's has bunked , this theory persists people's mds and rears s ugly head for mothers when they ially learn their sons are gay. Fortunately, for many mothers of gay son—wh time and tn, they learn that the ia that they had somehow ma their son gay is ad wrong This was te of the mothers my study who also me to see the benefs havg a gay son as will be scribed later this post. Homosexualy to Blame for Close Relatnships wh Mother?

My rearch, clil and personal experienc suggt that there is ed a al lk between male homosexualy and a close maternal relatnship but flows the oppose directn than what was prevly thought. In other words, havg a close relatnship wh your mother don't make you gay—beg gay mak you closer to your mother.

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