Parents want their children to be happy, healthy, and safe. If your child out to you as LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer), that may or may not be somethg you imaged or feel prepared for—but your acceptance really matters to their health and safety.
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HOW TO ACCEPT YOUR GAY CHILD
* accepting gay child *
You n, however, learn to accept your child's homosexualy and, as a rult, you may have a stronger relatnship wh them.
Even if you don't know how to handle the news that your child is gay, 's important to regnize that was difficult for your child to tell you this.
PARENTG A GAY CHILD
While you may be stgglg wh learng that your child is gay, keep md that is really an opportuny to velop a closer, stronger relatnship wh your child. Your child is probably worried about beg rejected by you for beg gay, so is important to make sure that your child knows that you love them no matter what.
Don’t say that you “spected” that your child was gay. Inditg or statg outright that you already knew your child was gay may be extremely upsettg to them.
Even if this is the se, do not tell your child that you spected them of beg gay.