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Contents:
- HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY
- GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
- IS YOUR MOM GAY?
- UR MOM GAY
- THE DAY MUM SAID,‘I’M GAY’
- YOUR MOM GAY
- YOUR MUM GAY
HOW TO TELL YOUR MOM YOU ARE GAY
My mother, and my (gay) self. * your mom is so gay *
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You may realize, for stance, that you really want your mom to know when you realized you were gay. "Mom, I'm gay. Article SummaryXTellg your mom that you’re gay n be nerve-wrackg, but wh a plan and a ltle bravery, you n get off your cht.
You might want to clu thgs like when you learned you were gay, what ’s been like for you, and what your hop are for the future. I'm gay.
GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
* your mom is so gay *
If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay. If you thk your brother is gay bee he watch a "girly" TV show or his voice sounds a certa way, that's relyg on stereotyp. If you live a particularly homophobic or transphobic area, discs safety plans wh the fay member se of vlence om others.
If your fay member has e out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeg someone of their own genr, and that's perfectly okay. Don't be aaid to rearch beg gay, bisexual, transgenr, asexual, or whatever your fay member me out as.
I thk he might be gay. If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay. How do I tell if a child is gay?
IS YOUR MOM GAY?
They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual. The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Center. Gay Straight Alliance.
If your mother homophobic slurs or reacts wh anger agast LGBT people, you may want to rensir g out to her. Some people may believe that you n only be gay or straight.
She may ask if you’re gay or straight. Other Christians n fd support through the Gay Christian Network. I'm fely bisexual and I know one hundred percent, but both my mum and stepdad believe that you n only be straight or gay.
UR MOM GAY
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. 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 ().
Neverthels, this closens uld have a downsi, at least temporarily, as many mothers ially blame themselv and the close relatnships for their sons' homosexualy. 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. The fact is that I am the mother and I was told growg up that men bee gay bee their mothers are too motherg.
THE DAY MUM SAID,‘I’M GAY’
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?
YOUR MOM GAY
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. In other words, havg a close relatnship wh your mother don't make you gay—beg gay mak you closer to your mother. The young gay mal this study relled sharg terts mon wh their mothers, such as fashn and okg, and were also sensive to their feelgs.
) aspect of the parent-child relatnship some gay fai. As stated by Tariq, a 19-year-old Ain Amerin gay man:.
YOUR MUM GAY
I thk personally [beg gay] ma me a more emotnal person, more sensive, more touch wh both the male and female sis of myself, but allowg me to even acknowledge that other si ma me closer to my mother. Once mothers this study got over their feelgs of guilt and got ed to the ia that their sons were gay, they were able to regnize the benefs of havg a gay son.