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Contents:

• 10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS
• WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
• WHAT DO GAY MEAN? NEW VIO SERI ANSWERS KIDS' LGBTQ+ QUTNS
• CHILD STAR STGGLED TO E OUT AFTER PLAYG ‘THE GAY KID’ ‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’
• A GAY KID’S LETTER TO SANTA IS BREAKG THE TER’S HEART

10 TIPS FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS

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.

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WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?

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WHAT DO GAY MEAN? NEW VIO SERI ANSWERS KIDS' LGBTQ+ QUTNS

Unlike a lot of the other gay upl we’ve mentned so far, Harold and Howard are highly visible and recurrg. “When we were greenl I was told by certa Disney learship that I uld NOT reprent any form of bi or gay relatnship on the channel, ” show creator Dana Terrace tweeted 2020.

CHILD STAR STGGLED TO E OUT AFTER PLAYG ‘THE GAY KID’ ‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’

Reprentatn abounds: trans kids, gay parents, and much more. Gay characters! Bis, we’re cludg this bee Legend of Korra absolutely Legend of Korra, rated TV-Y7, on And The Age Of WonrbeastsBenson is an openly gay character on Kipo om the very first episo.

She’s joed by her iend, Benson, who announc he is gay (after Kipo reveals she has a csh on him) the very first episo. (A gay character a kids show who actually says the word gay?!

A GAY KID’S LETTER TO SANTA IS BREAKG THE TER’S HEART

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