I Tried To Stop My Son From Beg Gay. I Wish I Hadn't

Contents:

• YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?
• OUR SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON TOLD HE WAS GAY
• I TRIED TO STOP MY SON FROM BEG GAY. I WISH I HADN'T
• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
• MY LOVELY 16 YEAR OLD SON JT TOLD ME HE'S GAY
• MY SON TOLD FRIENDS HE’S GAY. HE TELLS ME HE WAS JOKG.

YOUR CHILD JT TOLD YOU HE'S GAY. NOW WHAT?

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OUR SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON TOLD HE WAS GAY

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For straight parents, havg a child reveal that he is gay n be a jolt. You might ask how long he or she has known, and why he feels he is gay, bi, or trans, suggts Jonathan Tobk, M. D., a psychiatrist private practice New York Cy and the -thor of When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need to Know.

I TRIED TO STOP MY SON FROM BEG GAY. I WISH I HADN'T

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"

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MY LOVELY 16 YEAR OLD SON JT TOLD ME HE'S GAY

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MY SON TOLD FRIENDS HE’S GAY. HE TELLS ME HE WAS JOKG.

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