Parents want their children to be happy, healthy, and safe. If your child out to you as LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer), that may or may not be somethg you imaged or feel prepared for—but your acceptance really matters to their health and safety.
Contents:
- FAY REJECTN OF LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADOLCENTS & NEGATIVE HEALTH OUT
- FAI MATTER: SOCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH TRAJECTORI AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH
FAY REJECTN OF LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADOLCENTS & NEGATIVE HEALTH OUT
If your child out to you as LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer), that may or may not be somethg you imaged or feel prepared for—but your acceptance really matters to their health and safety. Her rearch shows how fai n learn to support the children—even if they believe that beg gay or transgenr is wrong. Askg them about their experience and how you n help them feel supportedlisteng whout terptg or argugtellg them you love them and exprs affectnlearng together about issu LGBTQ youth face by jog an LGBTQ fay support anizatn, such as PFLAG, Genr Spectm, Genr Odyssey, or Strong Fay Allianctandg up for your child when they are mistreated, even by other fay membershelpg your child fd an LGBTQ role mol for your child among iends and fay members or through PFLAG or other support groupstalkg to your relig lears about helpg your place of worship bee more supportive of LGBTQ people, or fd a more supportive place of worship at, Q Christian Fellowship, Khet, or Mlims for Progrsive Valuenuragg fay and iends to check wh your child and show supportchallengg homophobic mentsgettg to know your child’s LGBTQ iends and romantic partnersupport your child’s genr exprsn...
FAI MATTER: SOCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH TRAJECTORI AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH
Huebner, PhD6AbstractLbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, and other sexual and genr mory youth (LGBTQ) experience myriad health equi relative to their cisgenr heterosexual peers. Keywords: adolcents, fai, genr mory, LGBTQ, parents, sexual moryIntroductnLbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, and other sexual and genr mory (LGBTQ) youth experience myriad health equi relative to their heterosexual and cisgenr (i.