I thk my child may be gay: 6 thgs parents n do

Contents:

• HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY
• HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
• YOU'RE MOM GAY
• IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?

HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY

For everythg you need to know on how to tell your mom that you're gay, read on.

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You may realize, for stance, that you really want your mom to know when you realized you were gay.

HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY

"Mom, I'm gay. Article SummaryXTellg your mom that you’re gay n be nerve-wrackg, but wh a plan and a ltle bravery, you n get off your cht. You might want to clu thgs like when you learned you were gay, what ’s been like for you, and what your hop are for the future.

I'm gay.

YOU'RE MOM GAY

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? 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.

IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?

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. 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. 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.

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.