How to Affirm & Support Your Child When They Come Out as LGBTQIA+
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Topics Include:
Bisexual
Gay
Gender Expansive
Gender Fluid
Genderqueer
Grief
Lesbian
LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual)
Non-binary
Pansexual
Parenting
Queer
Questioning
Sex
Sex Education
Sex Positivity
Sexual Identities
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Roles
Sexuality
Transgender
Trusted Adult
Youth
This article outlines how to be supportive of a child who has come out to you as LGBTQIA+. It includes information on feelings of grief that parents can experience when their child comes out, corrects common misconceptions, and offers resources to learn more.
“Sharing orientation and/or identity realizations can often come with a cost for youth. Alienation, shame, bullying, and even abandonment are all factors I have seen happen when youth share their identity with their parents. To support them with love, center their experiences, desires, and needs when they come out.”
