What do you say when a profsg Christian is ready to embrace the gay liftyle? Pastor John offers a place to start.
Contents:
- THE VIEW STAR REVEALS WHY SHE AGRE WH SUPREME COURT LG FOR SIGNER WHO OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE
- MY FRIEND CLAIMS SHE’S GAY — WHAT DO I SAY?
- YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
- TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
THE VIEW STAR REVEALS WHY SHE AGRE WH SUPREME COURT LG FOR SIGNER WHO OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE
'The View' star Alyssa Farah Griff revealed why she agre wh the Supreme Court's lg favor of a signer who do not support gay marriage. * shes gay *
"Basilly, what says is, bee somethg like creatg a webse would be eedom of exprsn or speech, this would also — let's flip on s head — would protect a gay web signer om havg to create a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ webse.
MY FRIEND CLAIMS SHE’S GAY — WHAT DO I SAY?
* shes gay *
"You don't know somebody's gay unls you ask them, so if the web signer says, 'Um, we're booked up, ' they don't have to al wh that other stuff this woman ma this about. " Goldberg prsed on, tellg Griff, "This is about beg able to say, 'I don't want to do a gay person's webse, ' that's what this is about. On The Oprah Wey Show 2014, the uple discsed Jabson’s journey to g out as gay and how affected their relatnship.
YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?
"TINA, SHE'S GAY!" * shes gay *
The s, which aired on TV Land om 2011 to 2013, featured the actrs as Fran Lovett, a florist pg wh the realizatn her hband (played by John Michael Higgs) is gay. A fierce advote for the LGBTQ muny, Drcher officiated the weddgs of real-life gay upl as part of a marriage ntt that Happily Divorced promoted 2012. I wre bee my bt iend jt told me that she has been wrtlg wh homosexual sir for years and will now give to them.
For straight parents, havg a child reveal that he is gay n be a jolt. You might ask how long he or she has known, and why he feels he is gay, bi, or trans, suggts Jonathan Tobk, M. D., a psychiatrist private practice New York Cy and the -thor of When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need to Know.
You n fd one through the Associatn of Gay and Lbian Psychiatrists. Take the extra step and show your child that you are terted beg the parent of a gay child. Edute yourself on what means to be gay, lbian, bisexual or transgenr.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
Many parents stggle for years to adjt after learng child is gay, acrdg to a new study om Gee Washgton Universy public health rearchers. * shes gay *
PFLAG, or Parents for Lbians and Gays, which now has a group for transgenr youth, and holds natnwi chapters and meetgs;. Styl hhed the crowd before yellg, "TINA, SHE'S GAY! HE TOLD EVERYONE TO BE QUIET, ASKED FOR HER MOM'S NAME (TINA), AND HE SCREAMED "TINA, SHE'S GAY!
“TINA SHE’S GAY”. When parents learn that their child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, they n experience a range of emotns.
MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
She jt told me she’s gay. I’ve already talked to her about sex wh boys—how do I talk to her about girls? * shes gay *
As a matter of fact, you might someday look back and fd that you are grateful for the experience of havg a gay or lbian child.
Well, my study of 65 fai of gay and lbian youth for the book, Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child, I found that some parents get to the pot where they believe that the experience of havg a gay child actually ma them a better person—more open-md and sensive to the needs of others, particularly those other mory groups. If you jt found out your child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, you may be thkg that such ias are prepostero. The tstworthy nfidants let them vent but also rrected some of the misperceptns they absorbed om society, such as that gay people are lonely, unhappy, promiscuo, not fay-oriented, unable to have children, or sted for an unhappy life.
TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
Contact Parents, Fay, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG).