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• PRCE WILLIAM: 'I'D SUPPORT MY CHILD IF THEY WERE GAY'
• PRCE WILLIAM WOULD BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF ONE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE GAY
• PRCE WILLIAM WAS ASKED HOW HE'D REACT IF HIS KIDS CAME OUT AS GAY — AND HE HAD THE BT RPONSE
• PRCE WILLIAM SAYS WOULD BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF ANY OF HIS CHILDREN TOLD HIM THEY WERE GAY
• PRCE WILLIAM SAYS HE WOULD 'FULLY SUPPORT' HIS CHILDREN IF THEY WERE GAY
• PRCE WILLIAM SAYS 'I'LL SUPPORT MY KIDS IF THEY'RE GAY' AT LGBT EVENT
• PRCE WILLIAM WAS ASKED HOW HE'D FEEL IF ONE OF HIS KIDS CAME OUT AS GAY — HERE'S WHAT HE SAID
• PRCE WILLIAM SAYS HE'D BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF HIS CHILD ME OUT AS GAY — BUT WOULD WORRY ABOUT 'BACKLASH'
• PRCE WILLIAM SAID HE WOULD ‘FULLY SUPPORT’ HIS CHILDREN IF THEY WERE GAY, BUT ADMTED TO WORRY
• PRCE WILLIAM TELLS LGBT+ CHARY HE WOULD BE ‘ABSOLUTELY FE’ WH HIS CHILDREN BEG GAY
• PRCE WILLIAM REVEALS HOW HE’D REACT IF CHILDREN WERE GAY
• PRCE WILLIAM: I’D BE ABSOLUTELY FE IF MY CHILDREN WERE GAY

PRCE WILLIAM: 'I'D SUPPORT MY CHILD IF THEY WERE GAY'

While payg his first vis to an LGBTQ chary London, Prce William let the world know that he'd be perfectly happy if one of his children were gay. "Prce William and Duchs Kate are the parents of three children: 5-year-old Gee, 4-year-old Charlotte and 1-year-old prce noted he would be worried as a parent, bee of the "hateful words, persecutn, all that and discrimatn that might e" wh one of his children revealg they were gay.

"It worri me not bee of them beg gay;  worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is then on them.

PRCE WILLIAM WOULD BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF ONE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE GAY

Prce William says would be “absolutely fe by me” if any of his three children e out as gay. Durg his chat wh young people beg supported by the chary, William was asked how he would react if Prce Gee, 5, Prcs Charlotte, 4, or Prce Louis, 1, me to him one day to say they are gay. It worri me not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is then on them.

After holdg a discsn at his Kensgton Palace home wh a group of ne people who have endured homophobic bullyg, William released a statement to the magaze sayg, “No one should be bullied for their sexualy or any other reason and no one should have to put up wh the kd of hate that the young people have endured their liv. The De of Cambridge has said he wouldn't re if any of his children told him they were gay — but he would be ncerned about the "backlash" they may receive om the William said he and his wife, Kate Middleton, have been "dog a lot of talkg" about the possibily that their children uld intify as LGBT to "make sure they were prepared.

Prce William said would be "absolutely fe" if any of his children told him they were gay the future, but that he would be worried about the prsure they might a vis to akt (Albert Kennedy Tst), a chary that helps LGBT homels young people, he said that would be "absolutely fe by me" if Prce Gee, 5, Prcs Charlotte, 4 or Prce Louis, one, intified as De of Cambridge also said he feared a "backlash" and how "nervo" he would be about any "hate" and "persecutn" they might face, bee of their royal role. One young gay man, who asked not to be intified, asked William: "If your child one day the future said 'oh I'm gay, oh I'm lbian' whatever, how would you react? "It worri me, not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is then on them.

PRCE WILLIAM WAS ASKED HOW HE'D REACT IF HIS KIDS CAME OUT AS GAY — AND HE HAD THE BT RPONSE

William answered: "I've only started thkg about sce beg a parent, and is somethg I'm nervo about, not of the fact if any of them were to be gay, but bee of the prsur they'll face, bee of my fay and the posn we're . Prce William said that he’d fully support Prce Gee, Prcs Charlotte and Prce Louis if they were to be gay, sayg would be “absolutely fe by me.

Whilst Prce William talkg this openly about the possibily of his children beg gay, as a very high profile dividual, is a massive step the right directn, I n't help but thk WHY are we still askg parents about whether they would be 'ok' wh their children beg gay 2019? In the act of g out, the central person the narrative should always be THE person admtg who they tly are and everyone celebratg that the dividual is fally a fortable place to adm who they articl beg phrased like, 'Prce William: I'd be absolutely fe if my children were gay, ' puts everyone else at the centre of the narrative not the 2019, I would be happier if Prce William simply replied, ' actually has nothg to do wh me.

PRCE WILLIAM SAYS WOULD BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF ANY OF HIS CHILDREN TOLD HIM THEY WERE GAY

"So, is somethg I'm nervo about, not bee I'm worried about them beg gay, 's more about the fact that I'm worried about the prsur that they're gog to face and how much harr their life uld be. Durg his trip, he also said he was "appalled" by the recent homophobic attack toward a lbian uple on a b London. "William rpond: "It is somethg I'm nervo about, not bee I'm worried about them beg gay or anythg.

PRCE WILLIAM SAYS HE WOULD 'FULLY SUPPORT' HIS CHILDREN IF THEY WERE GAY

Back 2016, he discsed homophobic, bi-phobic and transphobic bullyg wh young people at Kensgton Palace, as Attu reported at the prce famoly beme the first Brish royal to appear on the ver of a gay publitn when he posed for the magaze's ont ver. Durg the vis, a man asked the royal “If your child one day the future said, ‘Oh I’m gay, oh I’m lbian, ’ whatever, how would you react, ” acrdg to the Daily Mail. “It worri me, not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is then on them, ” he said, addg that he’d spoken to the Duchs of Cambridge about the very same thg.

It was the royal fay’s first same-sex me out as gay two years ago. Media ptn, WATCH: The De of Cambridge would "fully support" his kids if they were gayPrce William has said he would "fully support" his kids if they're gay but has also admted that he would "worry" about the extra prsur they'd face as members of the Royal Fay.

"I wish we lived a world where 's really normal and ol, but particularly for my fay, and the posn that we are , that's the b I am nervo about, " he De of Cambridge was speakg to young people at a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) chary London on Wednday afternoon. The Albert Kennedy Tst (AKT) supports LGBT young people who are at risk of source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Prce William was speakg to young people durg a vis to the Albert Kennedy Tst LondonHis ments e on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts where members of the LGBT muny New York spired the creatn of the morn gay rights William said he backed "whatever cisns" his children ma, but add " do worry me om a parent pot of view".

PRCE WILLIAM SAYS 'I'LL SUPPORT MY KIDS IF THEY'RE GAY' AT LGBT EVENT

Prce William Was Asked How He'd Feel If One Of His Kids Came Out As Gay — Here's What He Said"Obvly, absolutely fe by me. And durg his vis, the future kg of England was asked how he'd feel if one of his own children me out as gay. "It worri me, not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive , and then the prsure is then on them, " he said.

PRCE WILLIAM WAS ASKED HOW HE'D FEEL IF ONE OF HIS KIDS CAME OUT AS GAY — HERE'S WHAT HE SAID

Durg his vis, the royal was asked about the possibily of any of his three children wh Kate Middleton — 5-year-old Prce Gee, 4-year-old Prcs Charlotte and year-old Prce Louis —one day g out as gay. “If your child one day the future said, ‘Oh I'm gay, oh I'm lbian, ’ whatever, how would you react?

"asked a young man who did not want to be intified, acrdg to the Daily the publitn’s royal rrponnt Rebec English reported, William — whose late mother, Prcs Diana, was hugely supportive of the LGBTQ muny — told reporters that he would be “absolutely fe” about such a he add that the child might face “backlash” om the prce said: ‘It worri me, not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is on them’— Rebec English (@RE_DailyMail) June 26, 2019“The one thg I’d be worried about is how they — particularly the rol my children fill — is how that is gog to be terpreted and seen, ” he add, the Telegraph reports.

PRCE WILLIAM SAYS HE'D BE 'ABSOLUTELY FE' IF HIS CHILD ME OUT AS GAY — BUT WOULD WORRY ABOUT 'BACKLASH'

“It worri me, not bee of them beg gay, worri me as to how everyone else will react and perceive and then the prsure is then on them. Prce William said today that he wouldn’t re if his children were gay, but he’d be worried about the prsur they would face om society.

Acrdg to Stonewall UK, a chary that mpaigns for LGBT equaly, one five people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr Bra have experienced a hate crime or cint bee of their sexual or genr inty the last 12 months of the report, which was released 2017.

The same survey also revealed that 36% of those the UK who intify as LGBT don’t feel fortable holdg their partner’s hand while walkg down the street – a number that creas to 58% among gay men. In July 2016 he appeared on the ver of gay magaze Attu, and ed his terview to discs the impact of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia on young people’s mental was found 1989 by Cath Hall, whose 16-year-old foster son died after beg the target of homophobic bullyg. “Not bee I’m worried about them beg gay or anythg, ’s more about the fact I’m worried about the prsur they’re gog to face and how much harr their life uld be.

PRCE WILLIAM SAID HE WOULD ‘FULLY SUPPORT’ HIS CHILDREN IF THEY WERE GAY, BUT ADMTED TO WORRY

Read more: ‘I me out as gay after a happy 15-year marriage and three children’“For my fay, particularly the posn we are , that’s the b I’m nervo about, ” he ntued. In 2016 he beme the first member of the royal fay member to appear on the ver of a gay magaze.

PRCE WILLIAM TELLS LGBT+ CHARY HE WOULD BE ‘ABSOLUTELY FE’ WH HIS CHILDREN BEG GAY

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PRCE WILLIAM REVEALS HOW HE’D REACT IF CHILDREN WERE GAY

The De of Cambridge has said he worri about the prsur his children may face if future they me out as gay or William said he would be “absolutely fe” if they did, but had ncerns about the persecutn they may face, admtg he had discsed the subject wh his wife, the Duchs of also exprsed his shock at the recent b attack on a lbian uple, sayg: “I was really appalled by that attack. ”William voiced his ncerns durg a vis to the London headquarters of the Albert Kennedy Tst (Akt), an LGBT chary Hoxton, east London, dited to helpg young people ma homels bee of their sexual was asked the hypothetil qutn by a young gay man, who asked not to be intified: “If your child one day the future said: ‘Oh I’m gay, oh I’m lbian, ’ whatever, how would you react? ”He add: “It worri me not bee of them beg gay; worri me how everyone else will react and perceive and the prsure is then on them.

PRCE WILLIAM: I’D BE ABSOLUTELY FE IF MY CHILDREN WERE GAY

“Not bee I am worried about them beg gay, or anythg.