‘My Parents Still Won’t Accept That I’m Gay!’

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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.

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HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE 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.

Know if you are 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.

ALWAYS KNEW I WAS ADOPTED; JT FOUND OUT I’M GAY

Neher is there anythg wrong wh you for beg gay.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

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. Most people who are gay are distguishable om those that aren't. 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.

‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’

In 100 years, "gay" will be an entirely different ncept. 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.

I WAS MARRIED WH 2 KIDS WHEN I REALIZED I’M GAY

There are many, many gay people all sorts of muni, and there are many people there for you when you need support.

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.

I FOUND OUT MY HBAND IS GAY

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. If you are the USA, there is the Gay-Straight Alliance.

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