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Contents:
- IRELAND ‘NOT READY FOR GAY PARENTS’
- GAY IRELAND
- GROWG UP GAY: 'PRI WAS A BIG PART OF MY G OUT'
- NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER
IRELAND ‘NOT READY FOR GAY PARENTS’
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Studi timate that between 1 and 9 ln children the Uned Stat have at least one parent who is lbian or gay.
It is difficult to obta an accurate unt of same-sex parent fai bee many lbians and gay men are not open about their sexual orientatn due to fears of discrimatn, such as loss of employment, loss of child ctody, and antigay vlence.
GAY IRELAND
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There is not a “ual” gay fay. In fact, one prehensive study of children raised by lbian mothers or gay fathers nclud that children raised by same-sex parents did not differ om other children terms of emotnal functng, sexual orientatn, stigmatizatn, genr role behavr, behavral adjtment, genr inty, learng and gra pot averag.
Another study reported that children gay and lbian hoeholds are more likely to talk about emotnally difficult topics, and they are often more rilient, passnate and tolerant.
One of the biggt challeng facg same-sex parented fai is that they mt live a culture that supports heterosexist and homophobic attus and beliefs, which n affect the fai a variety of ways. Today, there are many therapists available who specialize gay and lbian issu and provi a safe, nonjudgmental and unrstandg environment for the fay. Frequently, gay and lbian parented fai will seek theraptic help for guidance, support, and regnn that they may not be receivg om the broar social arena.
GROWG UP GAY: 'PRI WAS A BIG PART OF MY G OUT'
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Lbian and gay parented fai may have ncerns about discrimatn parentg and ctody arrangements.
Relatnships and problems wh non-blogil parent figur are mon among lbian and gay parented fai simply due to the blogil plexi volved wh nceivg children when parents are the same sex. Though many fay relatnships may be plex, explag fay relatnships is uniquely plex for lbian and gay parented fai bee of the lack of societal norms and relevant exampl media, stereotyped notns about such relatnships that are mon, and the fear of discrimatn faced by the fai.
NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER
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Competent parentg may be fluenced by gay and lbian parents’ abily to accept and acknowledge their inty and how they are able to negotiate livg a heterosexist, homophobic, or otherwise discrimatory society, while rearg their children a fay un that is not socially sanctned. Therapists acknowledge the prevalence both of homophobia that is experienced by the fay as a rult of the actns of others, as well as the existence of ternalized homophobia and how this may impact fai.
Internalized homophobia is fed as a set of negative attus and affects toward homosexualy other persons and toward homosexual featur onelf.
Therapists will help illtrate to the fay how homophobia uld be impactg them. Both ternalized homophobia and experienc of outsi discrimatn may mean that fai need more time therapy to build rapport wh the therapist and to feel fortable disclosg personal and fay-related ncerns.