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Contents:
- WHERE WE STAND: GAY AND LBIAN PARENTS
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
- PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
- DEAR PARENT OF A GAY CHILD
- 10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS
- HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
- “MOM, DAD… I’M GAY.” A CHRISTIAN PARENT’S RPONSE
- WHEN MY DGHTER SAID, 'I'M GAY'
WHERE WE STAND: GAY AND LBIAN PARENTS
typ-of-fai~Amerin Amy of Pediatrics (AAP) discs adoptn to gay and lbian dividual or fay hoeholds. * parent of gay daughter *
Increasg numbers of children have been adopted by gay or lbian dividuals or upl recent years. A growg body of scientific lerature reveals that children who grow up wh one or two gay and/or lbian parents will velop emotnally, gnively, socially, and sexually as well as children whose parents are heterosexual.
We believe that children who are born to, or adopted by, one member of a gay or lbian uple serve the secury of two legally regnized parents. Therefore, we support statutory and legal means to enable children to be adopted by the send parent or parent fai head by gay and lbian upl. Addnal Informatn:Gay and Lbian ParentsDifferent Typ of Fai: A Portra GalleryPromotg the Well-Beg of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lbian (AAP Policy Statement).
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS: "I'M GAY"
Parents of gay children may go through an adjtment perd when they fd out their child is gay, but there is support for parents of gay children. * parent of gay daughter *
But providg support isn't always easy — pecially if you are the parent of a lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or qutng (LGBTQ) child.
Advote for a gay-straight alliance (GSA), which has been shown to make schools safer and boost amic performance among LGBTQ stunts. Team up wh a pediatrician, a unselor at school, close fay members and even muny anizatns — for example, Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG) — if you’re havg trouble gog alone. Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbian and Gays (PFLAG).
PARENTS OF GAY CHILDREN AND THE ISSU THEY FACE
* parent of gay daughter *
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. 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. 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).
DEAR PARENT OF A GAY CHILD
List of Helpful Books for Parents of Gay and Lbian Children. 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. Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child.
10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS
Fortunate Fai: Catholic fai wh lbian dghters and gay sons. Mom, Dad, I'm Gay: How Fai Negotiate Comg Out.
Parents of gay children may be shocked when their kids e out of the closet, but once the dt settl, most parents realize that their child is the same one they have loved and red for all their liv, they jt happen to be gay. And while parental acceptance is one hurdle for a gay child, there are many other issu facg gay kids and their parents.
HOW CHRISTIAN PARENTS SHOULD RPOND TO THEIR CHILD'S GAY INTY CRISIS
Issu for parents of gay kids as intified by Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG), clu:1. Fay acceptance – n the rt of the fay accept the gay child as the parents of the gay child has. Hate crim preventn – workg to prevent gay bashg and other forms of hate crim agast gay kids.
Health – addrsg the health ncerns of gay kids as they e to adulthood. Relatnship regnn – workg to achieve equal rights and regnn for gay relatnships as for heterosexual relatnships.
“MOM, DAD… I’M GAY.” A CHRISTIAN PARENT’S RPONSE
Safe schools – parents of gay children ensurg a safe learng environment. Workplace fairns – supportg the gay child and any issu they face when enterg the workforce. Parentg a Gay Child – Signs of a Gay Child.
Sometim, long before a child out as gay, a parent spects that a child might be gay. It may be that the child bucks tradnal genr stereotyp or they may not show attentn to the oppose sex; but are the signs of a gay child? Acrdg to some rearch, genr atypil behavr may, fact, be an ditor that the child may grow up to be gay.
So, for example, boys that play wh dolls and have primarily girliends or girls who are tomboys and prefer to play wh guns may have an creased likelihood of growg up to be gay. Another sign your child might be gay is if he is a male that choos more solary sports such as cyclg or swimmg. There also appears to be a relatnship where the more a child shows genr-nonnformg characteristics, the greater the chance that they may grow up to be gay.
WHEN MY DGHTER SAID, 'I'M GAY'
It's important to thk about why a parent r about havg a gay child though.
While knowg your child is gay may help you ease the transn to adulthood, 's cril to remember that a gay child is jt a child like any other and a parent of gay child is jt a parent, like any other. Parents of gay kids mt e to accept and love their children for who they are and not bee of their sexualy. Support for Parents of Gay Children.
There is no doubt though, parents of gay children often go through an adjtment perd. Organizatns, though, are available to help support parents of gay kids. The most well-known anizatn is Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG).