Thread: My son is gay.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:00 AM  
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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ View Post
You lost me on your post? Why should his father have to "prove" anything differently because his son made a lifestyle choice? Meaning, is it not a bit prejudiced to assume he'd treat his own son differently? Besides, most parents know their kids gay before the kid does.
It isn't specific to being gay (sort of hate the word 'choice' in association with sexuality but okay) but in this case, I meant that when parents say that sort of thing to a child that has come out that they then need to back it up and be the supportive parent they need. Certainly that is not exclusive to being the parents of an LGBT child but it the insecurity that often comes with the coming out period is something that does indeed involve the need for a different set of parenting skills.
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