Gay and bisexual adolcent boys' perspectiv on parent-adolcent relatnships and parentg practic related to teen sex and datg - PMC

Contents:

• TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY
• GAY AND BISEXUAL ADOLCENT BOYS' PERSPECTIV ON PARENT-ADOLCENT RELATNSHIPS AND PARENTG PRACTIC RELATED TO TEEN SEX AND DATG
• 14 YEAR OLD VISG GAY WEBS
• RAPPER BLUEFACE ACC HIS 6-YEAR-OLD SON OF BEG GAY BEE HE IGNORED WOMEN DANCG BIKIS
• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
• I’M 14, I’M GAY & I WANT A BOYIEND

TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY

A 34-year-old Portugue man was arrted by the police while vatng Turkey bee he "looked gay", Portugue media reported. Dpe gay/bisexual male youth beg at creased risk for HIV, ltle is known about parental fluenc on their sexual behavr.

As such, the goal of the current study was to exame parent-adolcent relatnships and parentg practic related to teen sex and datg om the perspective of gay/bisexual adolcent mal. Most gay/bisexual adolcent mal felt that their sexual orientatn had an fluence on their relatnships wh their parents and discsns about sex/datg.

GAY AND BISEXUAL ADOLCENT BOYS' PERSPECTIV ON PARENT-ADOLCENT RELATNSHIPS AND PARENTG PRACTIC RELATED TO TEEN SEX AND DATG

Fdgs have important implitns for refg HIV preventn programs for gay/bisexual adolcent mal, pecially terventns that clu parents.

Keywords: gay, bisexual, adolcent, HIV, parentIntroductnParents play an important role shapg adolcent sexual behavr. Dpe gay/bisexual male youth beg at creased risk for HIV (CDC, 2014), ltle is known about parental fluenc on their sexual behavr.

14 YEAR OLD VISG GAY WEBS

As such, nnot be assumed that parents serve the same protective role for gay/bisexual youth as they do for heterosexual youth. For gay/bisexual youth, parental relatnships n have profound impacts on sexual inty velopment, the abili to form and mata secure relatnships, and health out (Cook & Calebs, 2016; Rosar, 2015). Given the importance of parent-child relatnships and the unique challeng experienced by gay/bisexual youth, is cril to unrstand if and how parents fluence their sexual behavr.

Given that parent-adolcent relatnships are often straed for gay/bisexual youth (Floyd, Ste, Harter, Allison, & Nye, 1999; Mtanski, Newb, & Garofalo, 2011; Ryan et al., 2009; Sav-Williams, 2003), parents of gay/bisexual youth may be ls likely to talk about sex, pecially if they feel unknowledgeable about or unfortable wh same-sex sexualy. Further, most parents of gay/bisexual youth do not share the same sexual orientatn wh their child and may be challengg for them to help their child navigate the domas of sex and datg if they are unaware of the unique aspects of same-sex relatnships (e.

Although limed number, studi are begng to fd that parental fluenc on sexual behavr operate differently for gay/bisexual adolcent mal pared to their heterosexual peers. In another study, young gay/bisexual mal and their parents both scribed parent-adolcent closens as protective agast sexual risk behavr (LaSala, 2015) and over half of the youth dited that fay members fluenced their sexual behavr. The studi suggt that there n be benefs and risks to parent-adolcent munitn about sex for gay/bisexual adolcent mal.

RAPPER BLUEFACE ACC HIS 6-YEAR-OLD SON OF BEG GAY BEE HE IGNORED WOMEN DANCG BIKIS

While is clear that parents have an fluence on heterosexual youth's sexual behavr, is unclear if fdgs generalize to gay/bisexual youth. Parental monorg is ls effective wh youth who are volved ntexts that are unfaiar to parents (Dishn & McMahon, 1998), makg challengg for parents to monor gay/bisexual youth whout tn about how to do so (e.

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

Parental monorg has received very ltle attentn among gay/bisexual youth, but Thoma and Huebner (2014) found that was associated wh more ndomls sex for YMSM who were out to one parent and those who were uncerta if their parents knew their sexual orientatn. They suggted that monorg may not work for parents of YMSM, bee the youth may be dishont about their whereabouts, pecially if they perceive their parents as not acceptg their sexual sum, rearch is begng to document how parents fluence sexual risk behavr among gay/bisexual mal, but there are cril gaps.

I’M 14, I’M GAY & I WANT A BOYIEND

Adolcence is a cril time to unrstand parental fluenc on sexual behavr among gay/bisexual mal, bee self-intifitn as gay/bisexual tends to occur durg this perd (Dunlap, 2016; Martos, Nezhad, & Meyer, 2015) and adolcence volv profound psychologil, social, and sexual change (Jsor, 1992; Mtanski, Kuper, & Greene, 2014).