In this week’s What Your Therapist Really Thks lumn, an 18-year-old wants to know what to do about his parents, who haven’t accepted that he is gay.
Contents:
- HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS
- 'RETURN THE KEY': THE PARENTS WHO REJECT THEIR GAY CHILDREN
- ‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
- ‘I’M A HOMOPHOBE AND MY SON IS GAY’: DAD’S EMOTNAL REDD NFSN
HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS
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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 parents have said or done homophobic thgs the past, you might try to ga an unrstandg of their viewpots and work to change them.
'RETURN THE KEY': THE PARENTS WHO REJECT THEIR GAY CHILDREN
Havg gay parents n make life outsi of your hoe a ltle more plited than if you had straight parents. However, don't make life si your hoe any different om everyone else your age. This means that alg wh... * i hate my gay parents *
You may have heard your parents make homophobic ments before, but maybe you don't really unrstand why they feel the way they do.
‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
Chris Jewell’s parents disowned him after fdg out he was gay, but he is not alone his story of parental rejectn * i hate my gay parents *
Start a dialogue wh them about their feelgs about gay people and e active listeng skills to tly hear their si of thgs. Your parents may try to shg off when you ask "Why are you agast gay people?
‘I’M A HOMOPHOBE AND MY SON IS GAY’: DAD’S EMOTNAL REDD NFSN
* i hate my gay parents *
In some s, this might perta to their relig beliefs, but you might also unver a eper, or more personal reason that they are agast gay people. If your parents are relig, they may have learned that homosexual relatnships, beg transgenr, or beg nonbary are wrong. They may stggle to accept that homosexualy is natural and part of who you are.