Livg wh homophobic parents n be a paful and difficult suatn. Whether you are gay yourself, have a close loved one or iend who is, or jt support the LGBT movement general, alg wh tolerance is tough. If your...
Contents:
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- “I JT FOUND OUT THAT MY SON IS GAY”
- ‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
- HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
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. * my parents found out im gay *
My parents found out that I am gay. When parents learn that their child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, they n experience a range of emotns. As a matter of fact, you might someday look back and fd that you are grateful for the experience of havg a gay or lbian child.
“I JT FOUND OUT THAT MY SON IS GAY”
Comg out to your parents n be a very difficult nversatn. You might be feelg nervo, sad, or even aaid to tell your parents that you are gay. You n have this talk if you prepare for properly and then iate a uful... * my parents found out im gay *
Well, my study of 65 fai of gay and lbian youth for the book, Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child, I found that some parents get to the pot where they believe that the experience of havg a gay child actually ma them a better person—more open-md and sensive to the needs of others, particularly those other mory groups. If you jt found out your child is gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr, you may be thkg that such ias are prepostero.
‘MY PARENTS STILL WON’T ACCEPT THAT I’M GAY!’
The tstworthy nfidants let them vent but also rrected some of the misperceptns they absorbed om society, such as that gay people are lonely, unhappy, promiscuo, not fay-oriented, unable to have children, or sted for an unhappy life. Contact Parents, Fay, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG). List of Helpful Books for Parents of Gay and Lbian Children.
HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
Straight Parents Gay Children: Keepg Fai Together (revised edn). Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lbians, and Gays Talk About Their Experienc. Somethg to Tell You: The Road Fai Travel when a Child is Gay.