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 ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- ALWAYS KNEW I WAS ADOPTED; JT FOUND OUT I’M GAY
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- ‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
- I WAS MARRIED WH 2 KIDS WHEN I REALIZED I’M GAY
- I FOUND OUT MY HBAND IS GAY
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.
ALWAYS KNEW I WAS ADOPTED; JT FOUND OUT I’M GAY
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. Neher is there anythg wrong wh you for beg 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.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
In 100 years, "gay" will be an entirely different ncept.
‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
There is no evince that "helpg gay people to bee heterosexual" is possible.
I WAS MARRIED WH 2 KIDS WHEN I REALIZED I’M GAY
Homosexualy is not viewed as an illns and short, won't be treated as such.
I FOUND OUT MY HBAND IS 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.