Growg up wh a gay father created challeng for both my Dad & I. His journey out of the Bible Belt & closet was not easy. Most importantly though . . .
Contents:
- MY GAY DAD, MY QUEER FAY, HAPPILY EVER AFTER
- HOW I ACCINTALLY FOUND OUT MY DAD IS GAY
- GROWG UP WH A GAY FATHER – CONFSNS OM A STRAIGHT SON
- PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
MY GAY DAD, MY QUEER FAY, HAPPILY EVER AFTER
* my gay family *
The only hardships of growg up wh a gay dad me om society, not om my wonrfully queer cred: iStockBy Alyssa RoyseMy parents were divorced when I was 6 or so. Intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or queer (LGBTQ+). If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay.
If you thk your brother is gay bee he watch a "girly" TV show or his voice sounds a certa way, that's relyg on stereotyp.
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HOW I ACCINTALLY FOUND OUT MY DAD IS GAY
If your fay member has e out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeg someone of their own genr, and that's perfectly okay. Don't be aaid to rearch beg gay, bisexual, transgenr, asexual, or whatever your fay member me out as.
GROWG UP WH A GAY FATHER – CONFSNS OM A STRAIGHT SON
I thk he might be gay. If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay. How do I tell if a child is gay?
PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual.
My brother picked up the word for "gay" – a word my dad repeated several tim durg that that pot, my parents had told they had problems their marriage, but a few months later, when I was around ne years old, we still went on our annual fay summer holiday to France.
Until, out of nowhere, my brother sudnly asked, "Dad, are you gay?