My mother, and my (gay) self.
Contents:
- GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
- GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
- MOMMI DEART: MOTHERS AND GAY SONS ON FILM
- GAY MEN AND THEIR FATHERS: HURT AND HEALG
GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
* gay sons and mothers *
Perhaps is not surprisg that mothers and their gay sons often scribe their relatnships as close.
However, beg gay might be a factor that mak some mothers and sons even closer.
GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
The northern Italian cy of Padua has started removg the nam of non-blogil gay mothers om their children’s birth certifit unr new legislatn passed by the “tradnal fay-first” ernment of Prime Mister Grgia Meloni. * gay sons and mothers *
This was found to be te for many of the mothers and sons I terviewed for the study scribed the book: Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child ().
MOMMI DEART: MOTHERS AND GAY SONS ON FILM
The photos om Gay Sons and Mothers exemplify the posive impact mothers n have the liv of queer men. * gay sons and mothers *
Neverthels, this closens uld have a downsi, at least temporarily, as many mothers ially blame themselv and the close relatnships for their sons' homosexualy.
GAY MEN AND THEIR FATHERS: HURT AND HEALG
My mother, and my (gay) self. * gay sons and mothers *
So, perhaps is not pletely surprisg that once they learned their sons were gay, some of the mothers I terviewed felt that they had done somethg to damage them.
Philomena's heartbreakg story of a mother's search for her gay son puts md of some of our favore mother-gay son films. * gay sons and mothers *
The fact is that I am the mother and I was told growg up that men bee gay bee their mothers are too motherg. For a long time, the psychiatric profsn blamed overly close maternal relatnships for g the "disease" of male homosexualy. Even though rearch sce the 1950's has bunked , this theory persists people's mds and rears s ugly head for mothers when they ially learn their sons are gay.
Fortunately, for many mothers of gay son—wh time and tn, they learn that the ia that they had somehow ma their son gay is ad wrong This was te of the mothers my study who also me to see the benefs havg a gay son as will be scribed later this post. Homosexualy to Blame for Close Relatnships wh Mother? My rearch, clil and personal experienc suggt that there is ed a al lk between male homosexualy and a close maternal relatnship but flows the oppose directn than what was prevly thought.