faq for parents of lgb children It is often a shock for parents to find out that their child is homosexual. This document answers a lot of the commonly asked questions parents may ask. [ View ]   [ Print ] questions and answers for parents If you're like many parents, your first reaction is "How will I ever handle this?" Most parents aren't prepared for the words, "Mum, Dad. I'm gay." As soon as you hear this phrase you may become overwhelmed with a series of questions, hopefully you find some answers to those here. [ View ]   [ Print ] coming out to your parents A guide that takes both the child and parent through the coming out process and the stages and emotions involved. It shows that shock, denial and grief can all be perfectly normal and understandable emotions to go through. [ View ]   [ Print ] parents live in closets too When a child comes out the parents often go in. They don't know how to handle this new knowledge, often learning how to answer the does-he-have-a-steady-girlfriend question honestly, yet evasively: "No special girl," I would say, "he seems to have a number of friends." [ View ]   [ Print ]

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