Tellg Friends and Relativ About a Child Who Says He's Gay - Foc on the Fay

Contents:

• HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
• HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
• WHY I WON’T TELL MY GRANDMOTHER I’M GAY
• HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY
• AM I GAY?
• GRANDPARENTS SEND THIS MSAGE TO GRANDSON AFTER FDG OUT HE’S GAY
• TELLG FRIENDS AND RELATIV ABOUT A CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY
• MY GRANDSON IS GAY… AND I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH
• PEOPLE ONLE ARE LOVG THIS EMAIL GRANDPARENTS SENT TO THEIR 28 Y.O. GRANDKID AFTER FDG OUT THAT HE’S GAY FROM A MAGAZE ARTICLE INTERVIEW WH AUTHOR

HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY

If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

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. If you live a particularly homophobic or transphobic area, discs safety plans wh the fay member se of vlence om others.

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. 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.

WHY I WON’T TELL MY GRANDMOTHER I’M GAY

How do I tell if a child is gay? They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual.

You might be feelg nervo, sad, or even aaid to tell your parents that you are gay. Have your parents exprsed negative views about gay people the past?

HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY

Be sure to be selective about the environment which you tell your parents that you’re gay. Avoid beg alone wh them when you tell them if they are homophobic or vlent.

I’m gay. Your parents will likely have an entire range of qutns to ask you, pecially if they did not spect that you were gay before now. Some might experience nial, but you should reaffirm to them that you are gay, and tell them ’s not their flt and you don’t need unselg, if they suggt that.

AM I GAY?

Your parents may not know many, if any, gay people and may be stgglg wh this news. Collect some pamphlets or articl for parents of gay children and give them to them to look over.

GRANDPARENTS SEND THIS MSAGE TO GRANDSON AFTER FDG OUT HE’S GAY

Fd out if there is an anizatn or lol group for parents and fai of gay children, like PFLAG, the area. If you grew up a home wh homophobic parents, know that their reactn might not be ial.

TELLG FRIENDS AND RELATIV ABOUT A CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY

You may have never heard them even make a homophobic ment. If you thk they will be nfed, you might want to be prepared to talk to them about when you first thought that you might be gay. If you are pletely fancially pennt on your fay and you know that they are homophobic, is likely unwise to e out at this time.

MY GRANDSON IS GAY… AND I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH

3Evaluate their views on gay people. If you regularly heard your parents make disparagg or problematic ments about gay people when you are growg up, know that you will likely not receive a posive reactn when you e out to them.

Article SummaryXTellg your parents that you’re gay n be really difficult, pecially if you’re not sure how they’ll react.

PEOPLE ONLE ARE LOVG THIS EMAIL GRANDPARENTS SENT TO THEIR 28 Y.O. GRANDKID AFTER FDG OUT THAT HE’S GAY FROM A MAGAZE ARTICLE INTERVIEW WH AUTHOR

Should I tell my grandparents I'm gay? Some background: I'm a sophomore llege, out of the closet at school sce soon after I arrived and out at home, varyg stag, for 1-8 months. I don't really know how open- or liberal-md they are; and while I assume they'd would be fe wh me beg gay, I really have no evince to believe that.

I don't even know if my grandfather would remember that I'm gay the next time I see him. How do I tell my very homophobic grandparents im gay? |Intifyg as Gay.