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“Depending on your degree of shock, you may be seeking support, educational materials, crisis hotlines, or all of the above. Grab a moment right now to take a profound breath and know that you are not alone.”- Heather Hester
6 Must-read Books for Parents of Queer Youth
Has your child just come out to you as gay (or female homosexual or bisexual or trans person or non-binary or queer)? We know just Parents of LGBTQ know and feel that moments, Regardless of whether they are 13 or 30, they are likely searching for information. Depending on your degree of shock, you may be seeking assist, educational materials, crisis hotlines, or all of the above. Take a moment right now to seize a deep breath and know that you are not alone.
So books are definitely my go-to resource and even after five-plus years on our journey and there are a few that I reference over and over again.
#1 Mom, I’m Gay
by Susan Cottrell
When Connor first came out to us I was terrified he was going to hell having been brought up in a conservative Christian residence. I needed answers to that question first before I tackled anything else, and Susan Cottrell’s
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- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2014]
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- Summary:
- "Written in an approachable Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents' many questions and share awareness and guidance on both emotional and practical topics. Filled with real-life experiences from gay kids and parents, this is the book gay kids yearn their parents to read"--Publisher's description.
- Table of Contents:
- Coming out
- First reactions
- Telling others
- Thinking about the future
- The birds and the bees
- Religious beliefs
- Questioning gender
- Being supportive
- Moving forward.
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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National Coming Out Day is this week, and I have found myself recalling when my own kid came out a limited years back. Sometimes coming out it is a decisive declaration, but for our gender-questioning kid, coming out looked more prefer a meandering process of discovery. We are so grateful that our toddler felt safe to distribute those conversations and realizations with us along the way. At first, we just focused on making sure that our youngster was loved and approved, and we tried to listen and to grasp. But as my husband and I talked alone, we admitted that we felt uninformed and completely out of our depth. We were worried how others would treat them. We weren’t quite sure how to help, didn’t understand the terminology, and were generally clueless. Maybe today you are that bewildered parent (or grandparent, aunt, uncle, or teacher). Perhaps your teenage son told you that he is gay. Or your college age daughter came home over fall fracture and came out as bisexual. Or maybe you have a gender-nonconforming 7-year-old and you’re not sure exactly what is going on. You are feeling ALL the emotions, and you definitely have questions. I have been in your shoes. We knew we needed to acquire more to
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