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What do I wish I had known about raisg a gay child? It’s a pretty short list and, had I known, I may have stunted my own growth. Bee raisg a gay child has not been much different than raisg a child who is not gay. After all, she’s a child. Well, not any more. But, Pearl once was, and I would like to thk our fay navigated her g out such a manner that she is now a flouris

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5 THGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT RAISG A GAY CHILD

* raising a gay child *

What do I wish I had known about raisg a gay child? Bee raisg a gay child has not been much different than raisg a child who is not gay.

We did right by her; thank you, lnchg a kickstarter fundraisg mpaign for "Lovg Pearl, " a book I wrote about raisg my gay child, some have told me how “lucky” my dghter is that we accepted her.

PARENTG A GAY CHILD

I’ve met several people who have thanked me for havg the urage to wre the book, cludg parents, a few teachers, a pastor and other gay youth who weren’t so “lucky.

GAY PARENTS RAISG KIDS: HOW WILL THEY FARE?

I was blsed to have gay siblgs growg up.

10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS

Sometim ’s hard to tell who’s gay and who’s straight. I grew up outsi of New York Cy, the meltg pot, attend llege and worked New York, yet when I found out my son, Jam, age 13, was gay, I reverted to "not my backyard. Although he didn't particularly like ntact sports, he didn't exhib the gay stereotypil image: lisp, rabow lors.

How would he know he's gay, if he never had sex wh a girl?

Acrdg to -thor of When Your Child Is Gay, Jonathan L. D., nial is the most mon ial reactn of parents to the joltg news that their child is gay.

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5 thgs I wish I had known about raisg a gay child .

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