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Contents:
- DAD ACCINTALLY DISVERS HIS TEENAGE SON IS GAY, CONSULTS REDD ON HOW TO RPOND
- DAD ACCINTALLY FDS OUT HIS SON IS GAY, ASKS REDD FOR HELP
- MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
- HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SON IS GAY
- A MUM ASKED THE TER: ‘WHAT N I DO TO CURE MY GAY SON?’ INTER RPONDS ACRDGLY
- EARLY SIGNS TO TELL YOUR CHILD IS GAY
- IS MY SON GAY OR IS A PHASE?
- I THK MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON IS GAYA MOTHER REACH OUT TO THE REDD MUNY FOR {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 17, 2016/3:46 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTYTHANKS T-LORIENBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 17, 2016 / 3:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"I THK MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON IS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-11-17T20:46:38.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-11-17T20:46:38.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REDD ER STRIPEDPOLKADOTS POSTED THE LGBT SUBREDD ASKG OTHER REDDORS FOR ADVICE FOR ALG WH HER TEENAGE SON WHO SHE THKS IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY SON IS 13 AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS NEVER TOLD ME, I AM SURE THAT HE IS GAY," SHE POSTED THE THREAD. "I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO MAKE THGS EASIER FOR HIM AND HELP HIM BUT I HAVE NO IA HOW TO APPROACH THE SUBJECT... I'M NOT A 13 YEAR OLD BOY TRYG TO FIGURE MYSELF OUT, SO THAT LEAV ME CLUELS. ANYONE WH ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGTNS PLEASE... LET ME HEAR . AND THANK YOU ADVANCE!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WELG MUNY OF REDD OFFERED DIFFERENT WAYS SHE ULD FORT HER SON. GRIZZFAN CLUD SOME SIMPLE ADVICE FOR HER: "JT BE THERE FOR HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BUT 'S SUCH A HARD BATTLE. I WOULD FELY NEVER PRSURE HIM ABOUT THOUGH," STRIPEDPOLKADOT RPOND. "I WOULD HATE MORE THAN ANYTHG FOR TO E OFF A WAY THAT HE ULD TAKE NEGATIVELY OR AS ACCATORY BEE THAT WOULD TOTALLY FEAT MY PURPOSE OF HELPG HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AN IMPORTANT THG TO REMEMBER: HE MAY NOT BE READY TO E OUT," SAID ER THEMCP. "SO IF HE TELLS YOU NOW THAT NO HE'S STRAIGHT, ACT ON THAT ASSUMPTN, BUT BE KD IF HE WANTS TO CHANGE HIS MD LATER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"REALLY, THE BT THG YOU N SAY IS THAT YOU'VE NOTICED HE'S BEEN ACTG DIFFERENTLY (DON'T SAY STRANGE), AND HE SEEMS TO BE UNR A LOT OF STRS," REPLIED GRIZZFAN. "YOU N THEN ASK HIM IF HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHG. FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HE N THRIVE . KEEP OPEN, CLIVE, ROURCEFUL, SUPPORTIVE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOPEFULLY STRIPEDPOLKADOTS TAK THEIR ADVICE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}READ THE FULL REDD THREAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
DAD ACCINTALLY DISVERS HIS TEENAGE SON IS GAY, CONSULTS REDD ON HOW TO RPOND
Many parents stggle for years to adjt after learng child is gay, acrdg to a new study om Gee Washgton Universy public health rearchers. * my son is gay reddit *
I [53M] n't accept that my son [21M] is gay. My 21 year old son jt me out as gay to his mother and I. I did not want to have a gay son.
I jt n’t wrap my head around havg a son that’s gay. I don't agree wh homosexualy. Homosexualy is patible wh real masculy and therefore full male adulthood.
Me havg a gay son is an attack on my own masculy. People are gog to look at me as ls of a man for havg a gay son. I tried to raise him to be a man, and he turned out gay.
DAD ACCINTALLY FDS OUT HIS SON IS GAY, ASKS REDD FOR HELP
There's a new Android app out (here's the English versn) lled "Is My Son Gay?" which one n answer an easy seri of qutns ("Are you divorced?") that will tell you if, fact, your son is a gay person. * my son is gay reddit *
Tl;dr: I am havg a extremely hard time g to grips that my son is gay. I did not want a gay son. [tw] I’m a homophobe and my son is gay.
I’ve hated gay people for as long as I n really remember and I hontly don’t know why. I’m jt a textbook homophobe.
How my sual homophobia ma him feel unloved and ma him thk about suici when he was 13 years old.
MANY PARENTS STGGLE TO ADJT AFTER LEARNG CHILD IS GAY, STUDY FDS
Gay youth often face their set of challeng after g out about their genr preferenc. * my son is gay reddit *
Every time i tried to make him act ls gay.
I n’t believe that I ed to throw rocks at gays. I n’t believe that I tried to get someone kicked out of the Corps bee I thought he was gay. If I had pulled over someone and I thought they were gay I would give them a ticket for anythg I uld thk of.
Stgglg wh the fact that my son is gay and uld e advice? I had no ia he was gay, I found out by walkg on him wh another boy.
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SON IS GAY
* my son is gay reddit *
I keep wonrg why him, why do he have to be gay.
Accintally found out 12 y/o son is gay.
When he was younger we had spicns he would turn out gay, so we always showsed our support so we knew he’d be fortable if he was, but once he h puberty was clear he was to girls, always talked about them, never showed tert boys romantilly, and started datg a girl a few months back.
A MUM ASKED THE TER: ‘WHAT N I DO TO CURE MY GAY SON?’ INTER RPONDS ACRDGLY
My 12 y/o is a sweet boy, but we (largely due to stereotyp, which you n blame on ), never spected he was gay. His boyiend’s parents know they’re a uple, and his boyiend is openly gay to their school as well. He’s been askg some more qutns about dynamics a gay relatnship, and also been askg about gay history (he’s a very smart boy).
My son me out to me as gay and I don't know how I n support him.
He told me he was gay. He explaed how he's known he's gay for que some time now, and was aaid to tell me for a long time, but felt pelled to tell me know now that he feels more fortable. I'm not exactly fortable wh that liftyle, and I am strongly agast gay marriage.
EARLY SIGNS TO TELL YOUR CHILD IS GAY
Although no way am I for gays beg nmned for choosg to pursue their liftyle, I simply believe marriage should be between a man and a women. I've had an klg that my son was gay, although I was scerely hopg I was wrong.
IS MY SON GAY OR IS A PHASE?
We live a very nservative state, and homosexualy isn't really as accepted here as other more liberal areas such as New York or California. My entire life I've believed that homosexualy is wrong and s hard for me to accept this. Go to askgaybros.
Found Out My Olst Son Is Gay, And Has A Boyiend. I simply searched "ask gay" and I got here. I've strongly spected sce his early teens that my son is gay, and I now more or ls have nfirmatn that this is te and that his "iend" is actually his boyiend.
So when a 38-year-old sgle dad accintally saw that his 13-year-old son had been lookg up thgs along the l of "I'm gay, what now, " he was nflicted. The fellas at r/askgaybros were happy to share their put.
I THK MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON IS GAYA MOTHER REACH OUT TO THE REDD MUNY FOR {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 17, 2016/3:46 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTYTHANKS T-LORIENBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHNOVEMBER 17, 2016 / 3:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"I THK MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON IS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-11-17T20:46:38.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-11-17T20:46:38.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REDD ER STRIPEDPOLKADOTS POSTED THE LGBT SUBREDD ASKG OTHER REDDORS FOR ADVICE FOR ALG WH HER TEENAGE SON WHO SHE THKS IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY SON IS 13 AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS NEVER TOLD ME, I AM SURE THAT HE IS GAY," SHE POSTED THE THREAD. "I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO MAKE THGS EASIER FOR HIM AND HELP HIM BUT I HAVE NO IA HOW TO APPROACH THE SUBJECT... I'M NOT A 13 YEAR OLD BOY TRYG TO FIGURE MYSELF OUT, SO THAT LEAV ME CLUELS. ANYONE WH ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGTNS PLEASE... LET ME HEAR . AND THANK YOU ADVANCE!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WELG MUNY OF REDD OFFERED DIFFERENT WAYS SHE ULD FORT HER SON. GRIZZFAN CLUD SOME SIMPLE ADVICE FOR HER: "JT BE THERE FOR HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BUT 'S SUCH A HARD BATTLE. I WOULD FELY NEVER PRSURE HIM ABOUT THOUGH," STRIPEDPOLKADOT RPOND. "I WOULD HATE MORE THAN ANYTHG FOR TO E OFF A WAY THAT HE ULD TAKE NEGATIVELY OR AS ACCATORY BEE THAT WOULD TOTALLY FEAT MY PURPOSE OF HELPG HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AN IMPORTANT THG TO REMEMBER: HE MAY NOT BE READY TO E OUT," SAID ER THEMCP. "SO IF HE TELLS YOU NOW THAT NO HE'S STRAIGHT, ACT ON THAT ASSUMPTN, BUT BE KD IF HE WANTS TO CHANGE HIS MD LATER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"REALLY, THE BT THG YOU N SAY IS THAT YOU'VE NOTICED HE'S BEEN ACTG DIFFERENTLY (DON'T SAY STRANGE), AND HE SEEMS TO BE UNR A LOT OF STRS," REPLIED GRIZZFAN. "YOU N THEN ASK HIM IF HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHG. FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HE N THRIVE . KEEP OPEN, CLIVE, ROURCEFUL, SUPPORTIVE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOPEFULLY STRIPEDPOLKADOTS TAK THEIR ADVICE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}READ THE FULL REDD THREAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Another suggted the dad let his son "e to you wh this, " suggtg t he meantime, he start beg discretely supportive of LGBT matters, by "[makg] a posive remark when gay marriage is discsed on tv, pliment(ig) a show for their clivens of LGBT characters, etc. In an update posted to Redd a few days later, he explaed that he "started off wh talkg about general media wh [his son], " like "how awome was that Tim Cook (CEO of Apple) me out as beg gay... That night, after a few sends of silence, the son told his father, "I'm gay.
Media Platforms Dign TeamA sgle dad accintally stumbled on his 13-year-old son's Google search history and noticed, to his surprise, that his son had been lookg up thgs like "I'm gay, what now? "He has seemed slightly down recently, as , he isn't as cheerful as he once was, and I sperately want to tell him that I love him regardls of which sexualy he is, " he "askgaybros" redd muny happily guid him. "Google 'how to tell my son I will love and support him no matter what' and leave his search history, " suggted one From RedbookAnother said that the dad should let his son "e to you wh this, " but the meantime said that the father should start discretely ditg that he was pro-gay rights by "makg a posive remark when gay marriage is discsed on TV, plimentg a show for their clivens of LGBT characters, etc.