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Contents:
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU'RE GAY AND LONELY
- OP-ED: WHAT WE REALLY MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE OF GAY PEOPLE
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOUR CHILD IS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- HOW TO ACCEPT YOUR GAY CHILD
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
Parents want their children to be happy, healthy, and safe. If your child out to you as LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer), that may or may not be somethg you imaged or feel prepared for—but your acceptance really matters to their health and safety. * accepting that your gay *
Most people the LGBTQ+ muny know om experience that acceptg your sexualy will lead to your beg a happier, more open this gui, the term gay has been ed to clu all forms of non-heterosexual attractn, whether that be people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual, or otherwise not straight.
HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU'RE GAY AND LONELY
Livg wh homophobic parents n be a paful and difficult suatn. Whether you are gay yourself, have a close loved one or iend who is, or jt support the LGBT movement general, alg wh tolerance is tough. If your... * accepting that your gay *
Consir takg an onle sexualy quiz, like this one, to see if intifyg as gay feels right for you.
There isn't any need to change yourself - beg gay is jt another way of simply existg, and there is nothg wrong wh at all. The fact that I am gay is jt another facet of who I am, jt as beg creative, or optimistic, or havg brown ey is. Remember that beg gay do not require you to nform to typil gay stereotyp.
OP-ED: WHAT WE REALLY MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE OF GAY PEOPLE
What is really at stake? If you’re gay, how far do beg found “morally acceptable” by two-thirds of your fellow Amerins get you? * accepting that your gay *
Beg gay do not necsarily make you any ls mascule or feme, and there is no need or prsure to nform to stereotyp that don't feel right to you - bee you are who you are. You do not need to f to the gay muny jt as much as you don't need to f to the straight muny. There is no evince that "helpg gay people to bee heterosexual" is possible.
Homosexualy is not viewed as an illns and short, won't be treated as such.
There are many, many gay people all sorts of muni, and there are many people there for you when you need support.
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOUR CHILD IS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
* accepting that your gay *
Fd a group or a hangout where you feel fortable, and where there will be other gay people to talk wh.
If you were raised an environment that owns on homosexualy, you are not worth any ls. The laws the Bible were maly for health purpos - shunng homosexualy is right next to not gettg tattoos, not eatg pork, and not wearg mixed lens, but you n bet your bottom dollar all your neighbors do those thgs. Your iends and fay love "you, " not straight you or gay you, they love you.
Unrstand that a person who is gay is no different om any other person. Like everyone else, gay people have dreams and goals and want pannship and love jt like anyone else you know. I don't want to e out bee my siblgs may get bullied for havg a gay brother.
HOW TO ACCEPT YOUR GAY CHILD
It is important to note that the Amerin Psychologil Associatn has clared that groups claimg to cure homosexualy are dangero and unhealthy. If you are still beg supported by parents whom you are que sure would disown you for beg gay, may be pnt to wa to tell them until you are pennt.