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Contents:
- AT WHAT AGE DO KIDS INTIFY AS GAY?
- IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
- GAY KIDS COMG OUT YOUNGER, BUT PARENTS ASK "HOW DO YOU KNOW?"
- WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GAY
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
- EARLY SIGNS TO TELL YOUR CHILD IS GAY
AT WHAT AGE DO KIDS INTIFY AS GAY?
One of the ma issu wh trackg when kids intify as gay is that most people assume that all kids start out straight. * when do children know they are gay *
When did you first know that you were gay?
Some kids know they are gay high school but don’t tell anyone until years later.
IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
Gay kids are g out earlier — sometim middle school — and many are fdg acceptance. But some parents and teachers wonr if the kids are too young to really know their sexual orientatn. * when do children know they are gay *
One of the ma issu wh trackg when kids start to intify as gay is that most people assume that all kids start out straight.
GAY KIDS COMG OUT YOUNGER, BUT PARENTS ASK "HOW DO YOU KNOW?"
* when do children know they are gay *
The realy is that many kids know they are gay at a younger age than you might expect – even elementary school. They found that one percent of kids ag 9-10 intify as gay, bisexual, or transgenr. 48% of College Stunts Knew They Were Gay High School.
While a portn of kids intify as gay elementary school, what is the age when most kids e out as gay?
That beg said, some rearchers om the Sexualy Informatn and Edutn Council of the Uned Stat talked wh llege stunts who intify as gay and bisexual to learn when they were aware of their sexual preferenc.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GAY
Gay youth often face their set of challeng after g out about their genr preferenc. * when do children know they are gay *
48% of gay and bisexual llege stunts knew their sexual preferenc high school. 20% of gay and bisexual men knew junr high school pared to six percent of women.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
17% of gay and bisexual men knew gra school pared wh 11% of women. This data prov the vast majory of LGBTQ+ kids intify as gay before they leave for llege – or intify their sexual preferenc shortly after.
WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
There isn’t a that flips when kids turn 18 that term whether or not they are gay. In some s, the olr adults didn’t realize that openg up about beg gay was an optn. One man, Kenh Felts, knew he was gay om the age of 12.
EARLY SIGNS TO TELL YOUR CHILD IS GAY
“As long as I was the closet, all of my cisns — both nsc and subnsc — were guid by not wantg people to know I was gay, ” Felts told the Washgton Post.