Dad's Love Letter to Gay Teenage Son Go Viral

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A mother has shared the heartbreakg letter she wrote to her youngt son to apologise for her reactn when he me out as gay.

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MUM’S HEARTBREAKG LETTER TO GAY SON

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A mother has shared the heartbreakg letter she wrote to her youngt son to apologise for her reactn when he me out as Abboud wrote to her son Patrick, a Sydney-based journalist and TV prenter, as part of the #AbsolutLoveLetters iative, to expla the “shame” she felt when she learnt he was gay. “When you me out and told me that you are gay I got hysteril as at the time I didn’t unrstand , and thought was your choice to be that way, ” the letter reads. Patrick grew up a strict Arab hoehold Sydney’s wtern suburbs, and for years, he didn’t even know that beg gay was even an optn.

Homosexualy was still illegal his parents’ homeland – his mother is Lebane and his father is Paltian. “I had a girliend for a long time and tried to ‘pray the gay away’ and that lasted years.

When you me out and told me that you are gay I got hysteril as at the time I didn’t unrstand , and thought was your choice to be that way, I wasn’t ted about , people said was a shame to our Arabic muny and society didn’t accept . I stggled si for a very long time but I started searchg, learng and talkg to profsnal people about until I unrstood the way I need to, that gay people don’t have a choice to be how they are, they are God’s betiful creatns and there shouldn’t be any discrimatn agast them.

DEAR PARENT OF A GAY CHILD

A letter wrten om a dad to his gay son Nate is gog viral on the Inter bee of s simple, hopeful msage of love. * parents letter to gay son *

In fact, I found after meetg your betiful partner and some of your gay and lbian iends, that they are more lovg and rg for others than most. Fay Life Dear Parent of a Gay Child, You are not alone.

DAD'S LOVE LETTER TO GAY TEENAGE SON GO VIRAL

Seven years after his suici, a mother wr a letter to her gay son, Bce D. Ciello. * parents letter to gay son *

You may have grown up thkg that gay people f to a certa five mold, and your child acted “straight” through the years, only to seemgly sudnly reveal their same-sex attractn.

Most of have heard of the LGBT words: lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr. Others entst only their parents wh their secret until the timg is right to tell may feel happy, relieved, sad, sred, angry, nfed, or all of the above when you fd out your child is gay.

As a parent of a gay child, you may be surprised how many people react wh love and unrstandg. I reached out to my lol PFLAG — a natnwi group that holds regular meetgs for parents of gay children (no matter the age).

MUM'S HEARTBREAKG LETTER TO GAY SON

It's also where I learned about Tvada, a daily pill aimed at batg HIV wh high-risk groups (gay men, for example).

It was a wonrful experience to meet all the other fay members and hear their stori and learn om a parent n be very sry, pecially today’s tumultuo a parent to a gay child n often add an extra layer of worry and fear.

DAD'S TOUCHG LETTER ACCEPTG GAY SON GO VIRAL

The good news is that gay rights have e a long way sce we were young. Whether you are gay, straight, bi, pan, asexual, or everythg parents, ntu to be our job to love and protect and support our children.

A letter wrten om a dad to his gay son Nate is gog viral on the Inter bee of s simple, hopeful msage of om She: What I Will Do if My Son is Gay“I overheard your phone nversatn wh Mike last night about your plans to e out to me, ” reads. I’ve known you were gay sce you were six, I’ve loved you sce you were born. : Bullyg Study: It Do Get Better for Gay TeensThe letter was posted on the Facebook page of, an anizatn aimed at empowerg youth through s snarky, gay-posive T-shirts, vios and activist mpaigns.

A MOTHER'S LETTER TO HER GAY SON BCE DAVID CIELLO

Fans often send photos of spirg ems, om k topped wh “I’m gay! ” The webse founr, a 39-year-old gay man who has a straed relatnship wh his Christian fundamentalist parents—pecially sce he drove around the untry a “Legalize Love” mpaign support of Obama last fall—was personally touched by the note’s simple, powerful msage.

‘I’VE KNOWN YOU WERE GAY SCE YOU WERE SIX’: DAD’S MOVG LETTER TO GAY SON GO VIRAL!

”The natnal anizatn Parents and Fai of Lbian and Gays (PFLAG) also saw the letter and loved . ”Related:Bullied Gay Teen Expelled for Defendg Himself wh Stun GunGay Teens No Longer Movie Sikicks, But StarsTransgenr Girls' Parents Lobby for Her Right to Use the BathroomRelated vio:.

Photo / SuppliedA mother has shared the heartbreakg letter she wrote to her youngt son to apologise for her reactn when he me out as Abboud wrote to her son Patrick, a Sydney-based journalist and TV prenter, as part of the #AbsolutLoveLetters iative, to expla the "shame" she felt when she learnt he was gay.

"When you me out and told me that you are gay I got hysteril as at the time I didn't unrstand , and thought was your choice to be that way, " the letter reads. Patrick grew up a strict Arab hoehold Sydney's wtern suburbs, and for years, he didn't even know that beg gay was even an optn.

A LETTER TO HER GAY SON: SPREADG LR MAYENO'S PROFOUND MSAGE

Homosexualy was still illegal his parents' homeland – his mother is Lebane and his father is Paltian, this, 's not surprisg Patrick nied his sexualy for years.

OPEN LETTER TO PARENTS OF GAY KIDS: THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU

"I had a girliend for a long time and tried to 'pray the gay away' and that lasted years. "MARIE'S LOVE LETTER TO PATRICKMy darlg baby boy Pat, Well not so much a baby anymore, a betiful grown up man (but as the youngt our fay you'll always be my baby son) you me out and told me that you are gay I got hysteril as at the time I didn't unrstand , and thought was your choice to be that way, I wasn't ted about , people said was a shame to our Arabic muny and society didn't accept .

I stggled si for a very long time but I started searchg, learng and talkg to profsnal people about until I unrstood the way I need to, that gay people don't have a choice to be how they are, they are God's betiful creatns and there shouldn't be any discrimatn agast fact, I found after meetg your betiful partner and some of your gay and lbian iends, that they are more lovg and rg for others than most. 'I’ve known you were gay sce you were six, I’ve loved you sce you were born': Dad’s touchg letter acceptg gay son go viral Published: 05:15 BST, 16 March 2013 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 18 March 2013 A simple gture of unndnal love om a dad to his gay son has taken the ter by Michigan high-school stunt, known only as Nate, had clearly been ncerned about revealg his sexualy to his his g out nversatn was preempted by his father, who wrote a tenr note explag that he had known his son was gay for years and simply didn't re. ' Touchg: One Michigan dad put his son's fears about g out to rt wh this lovg letter The note first appeared on the Facebook page of, an anti-homophobia anizatn, on Thursday.

FATHER WR HEARTWARMG LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO GAY SON - PICTURE

I'm gay. A simple explanatn he was gay and he was mtg suici.

As keepg his homosexualy a secret beme his poison, his suici has bee me. It's still so hard to unrstand that your beg gay was the e of your suici. Not long ago, I read a sad story where a gay teen wrote he was "wag for his mother to ask him if he was gay, " bee he uldn't brg himself to say .

It ma me wonr were you wag for me to ask you if you were gay? Sadly, you weren't exposed to an open, healthy outlook on gay sexualy to help brg you to self-acceptance.

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