"Mom, Dad, I'm gay!" Your brave, wonrful, betiful child has spoken the words out loud that somewhere the back of your md you already spected. This moment of honty is the begng of a journey that n be challengg for both you and your child.
Contents:
- HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR GAY CHILD
- COMG OUT: A PARENTS GUI TO SUPPORTG YOUR GAY TEEN
- JUDGE GREG MATHIS ON SUPPORTG HIS GAY SON ON A PUBLIC PLATFORM, SHOWSG HAPPY BLACK FAI ON REALY TV
- MY SON MIGHT BE GAY. WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO HIM?
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- GAY SUPPORT: WHERE TO FD LGBT HELP AND SUPPORT GROUPS
- RPONDG TO ADULT CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR GAY CHILD
Advice for parents wh LGBTQ kids to help support and show them love. What to do when your kids e out to you as lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer. * supporting gay son *
It’s no different for parents of LGBTQ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer) children. And fay rejectn has a ser impact on a gay or transgenr young person’s risk for health and mental health problems. "I enurage parents to not assume that [they] know what LGBTQ youth are experiencg, " Kirk Shepard, a licensed profsnal unselor Portland, Oregon, told NBC OUT regardg the 2016 attack where an assailant killed 49 people a gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, and jured many more.
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COMG OUT: A PARENTS GUI TO SUPPORTG YOUR GAY TEEN
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JUDGE GREG MATHIS ON SUPPORTG HIS GAY SON ON A PUBLIC PLATFORM, SHOWSG HAPPY BLACK FAI ON REALY TV
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MY SON MIGHT BE GAY. WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO HIM?
LGBT help is available for those gog through gay-related challeng. Fd out about gay support and support groups for LGBT here. * supporting gay son *
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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
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Joan Garry is a natnally regnized gay rights lear and the former print of the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD). But providg support isn't always easy — pecially if you are the parent of a lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or qutng (LGBTQ) child. Advote for a gay-straight alliance (GSA), which has been shown to make schools safer and boost amic performance among LGBTQ stunts.
GAY SUPPORT: WHERE TO FD LGBT HELP AND SUPPORT GROUPS
Team up wh a pediatrician, a unselor at school, close fay members and even muny anizatns — for example, Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG) — if you’re havg trouble gog alone.
RPONDG TO ADULT CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY
Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbian and Gays (PFLAG). That qutn is more important than the words “I’m gay” or “I’m trans”. Authenticy and Deeper Fah through Journey Wh Gay Son.