Parents of Gay Child Support Group: Where and How To Support Your Child

Contents:

• PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN: HOW TO BE SUPPORTIVE DPE THE COMMON FEARS
• 10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS
• LGBTQ+ SUPPORT, SUPPORT GROUPS, GAY SUPPORT ORGANIZATNS
• PARENTS OF GAY CHILD SUPPORT GROUP: WHERE AND HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD
• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
• PARENTG A GAY CHILD

PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN: HOW TO BE SUPPORTIVE DPE THE COMMON FEARS

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10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS

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LGBTQ+ SUPPORT, SUPPORT GROUPS, GAY SUPPORT ORGANIZATNS

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PARENTS OF GAY CHILD SUPPORT GROUP: WHERE AND HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD

We've met so many kids through our work whose parents asked, "Are you gay? DANNIELLE OWENS-REID and KRISTIN RUSSO are the founrs of the LGBTQ youth anizatn Everyone Is Gay as well as s pann se for fay members of LGBTQ people, The Parents Project.

This September they released their first book, This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Qutn & Answer Gui for Everyday Life (Chronicle, 2014). Fd them on Twter @everyoneisgay and @parentsproject. Gay or Transgenr Child?

In a Christian home, when a child intifi as gay or transgenr, the hop of a parent for their child are dashed. LGBTQ+ support groups and gay support anizatns are cril, pecially for people who, ially, fd difficult to e out as gay and n benef om the support of others. Gay support groups and anizatns work to support people of mory sexualy such as gay, lbian, queer, transgenr, and bisexual.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"

Some gay support anizatns are specifilly dited to supportg dividuals while others foc on rights issu and gay polics as well. (There are also groups that support parents of gay children.

Why Go to a Gay Support Group?

PARENTG A GAY CHILD

Some people feel very alone when they e to the realizatn that they are gay, but the fact is, they are not alone.

A gay support group n help wh this. In addn to puttg a person touch wh others like them, gay support groups also make people feel fortable knowg that when they share rmatn about themselv, they are tellg others who have lived the same experience.