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I would support them, although I may have my own reservations and concern about them, depending on what they came out as. Your number one responsibility as a parent is to make your children feel safe/secure/loved. I would much rather have a happy, healthy (mentally and physically) LGBTQ+ child than one who is miserable and cannot trust me. Conversion isn't something that can happen, so wasting time on something like that would both ruin your relationship with your child and most likely cause them serious mental damage that would effect them for the rest of their lives. I don't have children, but if I do someday I would do everything in my power to guide them through the world in a loving, open minded way.
If my *child* came out as LGBT+, I'd tell them to stow those thoughts until they turned 18. Stats show over 85% of children with "gender dysphoria" outgrow or change their mind on the matter as they mature through puberty, and a parent who's giving a prepubescent kid hormone blockers to enable that sort of identity crisis is less a parent and more a monster in human skin looking for social media approval with state-sanctioned child abuse. Maybe start demanding the kid take up a sport and/or a hobby to keep them focused and occupied.
If they came out as adults... Oof. I wouldn't go for conversion therapy, but I'd try to talk to them to see what and why they started believing this about themselves. I'd warn them about how the life choice they're making will guarantee they foster no biological children and end their genetic legacy, and how the promiscuity of casual sex in the LGBT community has put it at a ludicrously high risk of STDs. I'd ask if they were sure; if they'd ever tried a relationship with a heterosexual partner before, or if they were truly committed with a partner. I'd try to find out if they're good people or not.
After all that, all dissuasion having failed and them being free, autonomous adults, all I can do is leave them to their prerogative and beg them to get their partner STD tested- not inquired, TESTED- before sex.
And then, after 35+ years of sobriety, I would head to a bar and drink the hardest stuff they have on tap, and wonder where I failed.
"If my *child* came out as LGBT+, I'd tell them to stow those thoughts until they turned 18. Stats show over 85% of children with "gender dysphoria" outgrow or change their mind"
Coming out as LGBT =/= coming out as trans. In fact, the study you reference found that most of the adolescents with gender dysphoria grew to be lesbian/gay adults, so they were still LGBT, just not trans.
"the promiscuity of casual sex in the LGBT community has put it at a ludicrously high risk of STDs"
This is mainly just true for gay men - lesbians are actually at lower risk for STDs than straight women.
For gay men, a lot of this is because, well, they're men. Straight men would do the same thing if women let them. Look up the Clark and Hatfield studies and their off-shoots; most straight men accepted an offer of casual sex from a random female stranger that approached them.
An additional aspect of it for gay men is trauma. Studies show that gay men who grew up in homophobic environments have more sexual partners. This is accurate from my experience; my gay male best friend is a virgin at 20 (not for lack of opportunity) and he grew up in an affirming household.
My point is that shaming them for being gay or bisexual, causing them to repress their homosexual desires, is more likely to result in them eventually engaging in the promiscuous behaviors that you fear.
It is still a good idea to encourage them and their partners to get tested for STDs, but that's true whether they're gay or straight.
Yes not a problem.
it think it’s called being a parent and a decent human being,
A few on the question below would likely simply set fire to their tainted off spring, the joy of bigotry.
Do you support gays?
A parent needs to be their for their children, part of being a parent is that support throughout their life.
I'm a parent they're my kids. They aren't harming anyone so why would I care. I wouldn't do anything differently than how I support them in everything else. Trying to change your kids or anyone else for that matter to fit into your own beliefs is actually called control. Parental love is supposed to be unconditional.
Disowning a child for this reason is selfish. It's like saying they aren't good enough and only deserve your love if they conform to your beliefs. Obviously that person's beliefs are more important than their own child. Honestly, to me, those people shouldn't have kids.
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Yes, because I have nothing against it and I know how it feels to keep such a huge thing a secret and it can truly eat you up inside (wasn't exactly in the same situation, but I'd say it was something of the same capacity). My parents got cold with me after I told them my "secret", and it really took a toll on me mentally, I wouldn't wish that on anyone or inflict that on anyone. Even if you don't support it, becoming your own child's enemy or acting cold or unaccepting towards them can never be a good thing.
They're my child. Why wouldn't I? They deserve to be accepted for who they are. Whoever they're attracted to or whoever they want to be. It's my job to protect them and give them a life worth living, even if people hate them for it. Everyone deserves to be able to have meaningful relationships, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Yes, If I had a Child who came out and was LGBTQ, I would accept them and why cause I want my Child to be comfortable in his or her skin and not my business to tell them to be the gender I want them to be it's their choice , just like Jazz on TV she came out at young age and told her parents that she wanted to be a Female and that's who she is
I ask them why? Than base off that answer I would conclude what to do next. But more than likely I say don't bring any dudes here and don't do anything gay inside the house. Now once you leave this house, do what you want. I don't have anything against you but I can't support you as a father because that's not how I was taught nor can I accept you either because of my morals. I love you but I can't accept that your LGBTQ. It's not my cup of tea
Why couldn't I be your child? I fear my life if I come out to my parents...
I'd be okay if my child came out to me. I have nothing against it. I mean, for myself, I don't proclaim to everyone I see that I'm genderfluid and bisexual, but that doesn't mean I don't care about others. I'm just not a public celebrator.
Yes, I wouldn’t care either way if they’re straight or lgbt. I don’t have a reason to support them 😂 I like judging people on their personalities and actions not on sexuality or race or whatever. Plus, they’re my child so of course I would support them, bigger problems in the world you know?
It depends. I won’t bash them for the choices they make but I’m not supporting them. I’m not going to stop loving them and I have no choice but to accept them because they are my kid. I’m not supporting my son wanting to be a woman or my daughter wanting to be a man… in fact I would have nothing to say to them about it. I would keep my feelings to myself because it’s their life and they make their own choices.
no. nobody comes out as "lgbtq". you're one of those things. LGBTQ refers to the community. not a particular sexual orientation. of course i accept if my child comes out gay, lesbian, trans, bi or queer but i will do what's in my power to keep them out of this toxic community.
even most nonstandard sexuality people call that community toxic, so i don't think i'm off in my evaluation.
Or you could just say that you accept the community but not their support of cancel culture.
@otaku_owl_91 no i don't accept the community, cause there's a lot of ideological nonsense going on. i disagree with this entire "gender is a choice" thing, cause that's very harmful for people that suffer from cognitive issues like gender disphoria. also i condemn the hormonal treatment or ideological socialization of little children that fucks them up massively. also this media "diversity" nonsense i hugely disagree with and of course cancle culture.
i mean you can look at hitler and be like "but he's not 100% bad. he strengthened core family values", which is completely true. nevertheless he did mostly horribly bad shit. i think of it in similar terms about LGBTQ, cause most of the stuff they do is bad shit and not positive.
as i stated in my answer, i know what the letters stand for. i just wanted to make sure that you don't think i'm ok with the "alphabet community" so to speak.
Did you even read my answer? I support my child of they come out as nonstandard sexuality. I don't support them if they wanna join the lgbtq Community.
@DaisyM23 no, he strengthened family values by publicly acknowledging the importance of families and starting several huge campeigns aroud that and by socially rewarding families in terms of mother and father roles and social responsibility for sustainable integrating of the youth into society by having the "hitler jugend" that created strong bonding experiences for the german people which motivated them to fight in the war that he started. of course if you see that he did that out of war considerations, then it's bad. but i think a lot of those family values are lost today, ESPECIALLY in this lgbtq gender confusion nonsense.
that's like saying if you like playing tennis, you have to be member in a tennis club. no you don't. being lesbian, trans, gay or whatever is a separate fact from being part of the so called "LGBT- community" which is as i said even in the eyes of many nonstandard sexuality people a very toxic community.
@genericname85 you do realize that the very thing you condemn is going to hurt your child if they where to hypothetically come out to you as trans.
Gender isn’t a binary and science literally proves that. I’m not going to go in much detail by xy and xx pronouns are absolutely not the only thing that determines gender. Biology isn’t that simple and that’s just a water downed concept.
For example, genetic men with Klinefelter syndrome possess an extra X chromosome (XXY) or more rarely, two or three extra Xs (XXXY, XXXXY); they typically produce low levels of testosterone, leading to less-developed masculine sexual characteristics and more-developed feminine characteristics than other men. In contrast, some men receive an extra Y chromosome (XYY) in the genetic lottery, and while they have been referred to as "supermales" that is more sensationalism than science.
Genetic women with Turner syndrome have only one X chromosome; they often display less-developed female sexual characteristics than other women. And people with a genetic mosaic possess XX chromosomes in some cells and XY in others. So how do we determine if they're male or female? Hint: Don't say that it depends on the chromosomal makeup of the majority of their cells, since women with more than 90 per cent XY genetic material have given birth.
Even if you get the "right" combination of sex chromosomes, it's no guarantee that you'll fit into the carefully circumscribed human definitions of male and female.
For example, genetic women (XX) with congenital adrenal hyperplasia produced unusually high levels of virilizing hormones in utero and develop stereotypically masculine sexual characteristics, including masculinized genitals.
Not excepting hormones and transition therapy is just going to hurt your kid because literally doctors have concluded that gender dysphoria can only be treated by transitioning.
On top of that, not all trans people suffer from dysphoria. So even that is just false.
The only reason why trans people suffer from body dysmorphia is because people like you want to deny them bodily autonomy because of your own “beliefs” despite the obvious lack of research l you’ve done on the subject.
I also don’t think you know what you’re talking about when I’m referring to lgbtq. For example, if you’re born black than your identity is black and you’ll automatically be “apart of the black community” weather you’re carribean Dominican etc. the same goes if you’re lgbtq since sexuality and race are apart of a persons identity.
And I’m not even going to take the time of day the explain how wrong it it to idealize a white supremest anti semetic nazi.
Bro, you basically made a false comparison that is likely to confuse most. Sexuality isn't a group like religion or a club. It's their identity...
@otaku_owl_91 exactly ^^
@otaku_owl_91 the "lgbtq" community is a group. that's why it's called "community", you know. and all i'm saying is that i would dicourage my child from getting involved with them and rather look for reasonable people who share their interest and sexuality.
it's not like you have to be part of "lgbtq community" just cause your gay or leasbian or whatever.
Of course I would accept them. Why would I not? Only a monster would not accept their child over something so trivial. I would love my child no matter what.
Yes but I would accept it as if it they were straight because that's true equal. It's normal so i would not treated as a new a thing that is special. Unlike some annoying parents. That need to ask questions and just pretend your special for it or whatever else that is.
They can come out as liking rainbow farting futa hentai with laser eyes and squeaky toy boobs and I wouldn't care (I also would not be shocked if thats an actual thing somewhere on the internet)
it's not like they chose which gene expressions to have for sexual preference, that shit is pure chaos.
Why do parents even have to care? is it the "why won't you give me grandkids" thing? cuz thats just petty.
Of course.
I mean why would I not?
If that's what makes them happy, then i will always support their happiness.
I want my future children to be happy
Yeah of course. I find it baffling that people don’t really, like they’re really going to place more value on other things over their own child’s well being?
Yes, of course. I told my mom I was bisexual, years ago and she has always been very supportive of my decision. I will be the same way with my children, one day.
I would accept eventually but it would be shocking and I would need a lot of time to process it.
To support them, I would just make sure they knew they could count on me to help them and to vent.
100% without a doubt they would be accepted in the same way as if they were straight. I am more interested in them being healthy, happy and successful. I believe the best way to achieve that is through self discovery.
Yes I would I think I would be the same parent as I am today your child is your child and unconditional love is unconditional love
Having directly supported and nurtured my children for years, them declaring themselves as LGB or whatever is unlikely to greatly change a life mission in seeing them through to adulthood.
And since I don't have to sleep with them, their fads are of secondary concern.
The actual question should't bye "why yes?", but "why not?". I don't see any reason why I would not support my own child when s/he discovers his/her identity, whatever that may be.
Just neutral. We dont "accept" our children because theyre straight that we celebrate if they are. They are just accepted by default because of the fact that we committed to make children. Specifically letting it born. If they turned out to be gays, it doesn't matter and it's nothing special either.
If they are transgenders however, i'm still going to treat them like their original gender whether they like it or not. Oh and i would like a contract that i will not be involved if "he/she" deceived anyone. I would be honest in though only if their SO asked me.
u yes, I would
why? because love is love, as simple as that...
If i had a child that was LGBTQ I would be supportive of their choices. I see no difference really I have friends in all sorts of lifestyles I hold zero judgement. They treat me with respect and i shall do the same.
Yes I would. I love my child unconditionally and nothing will change that.
If I had a child I would never stop loving them, no matter what, but if they do something bad like kill a person, I will not bail them out of jail.
I’d tell them I still love them but that I do not support their decision yet that they may live life as they please once they’ve graduated HS and moved out
Absolutely. As long as they can form thier own opinion about it and its not been forced upon them then I will support them 100%
Absolutely yes.
I'd like to think that I already had some kind of idea that they were before they told me.
Like my aunty and her son.
Regardless of my child’s sexuality, or gender identity, she is still my child. When you decide to become a parent, one of the first things you learn is that this kid will look to his/her mother and father for love and acceptance.
I still would love them but I wouldn't approve of their decision. I will be blaming myself for not being more vigilant in what they were becoming. The world today makes it so hard influence your own kids.
If my ultra anti gay parents accepted me being gay just because i was a late bloomer, I sure hope i can be there for my own child for any reason. So a supportive role sure, any real world knowledge on people for guidance not really.
I'm a winner - And a person being lgtbq is a failure - ProAids and AntiReproduction - talk about the demise of humanity - I don't tolerate failure if it can't be fixed - therefore they will be eradicated
@mistixs I'll give you a more detailed explanation on my view about this - First the statistic is trash - It just proves the point - Male to male sexual behavior is what led to AIDs/HIV and spread it - It was basically nonexistent before - imagine a sexual act translating into skin cancer - So basically if we're talking in the context of a heterosexual relationship - Most probably one of the 2 people involved either is bi or the person has been kissed by someone who has AIDS because of someone else that is bi and if not it goes on and on till you find that person - Meanwhile I've said it before on here - and by far - lesbian sex is the safest type of sex - But it doesn't take away from the anti reproduction part - Now I think I'll give my daughter a pass if she's bi honestly - The possibility that she can have children is enough for me regardless of her latter choices - and call it a double standard or whatever - but I do hold my yet to exist son on a higher level of expectations - if he ends up effeminate or a pussy or a little weasel I'll smack him in the head till he changes - let alone if he ends up as a gay fuck wanting to suck dick who wouldn't survive and would be useless if he was born 300 years ago - You could tell me not to stereotype someone but that would be illogical because many of our behaviors are related to who we are including our sexuality - And let's make it clear - If my daughter wants to be dude or my son wants to be a chick - they can try to be that begging on the street I don't know how to speak with alienware
I can’t even fathom how it’s possible to not “accept” your child? It’s your child?
No problem if their one of those new 500 sexual orientations but it would be a huge problem if their a cop hating Marxist social warrior that defends crackheads and wears a certain lives matter t shirt while having his nuts popped by a rubber bullet.
I would have them put in an institution for their mental illness.
My God doesn't make mistakes, so it is either sexual abuse that causes it or a disorder of the brain. Mature up and have understanding. More important , find God before it is too late for you.
i have no reason to change or hate them for their preferences... it's not an issue. they are able to make decisions and have their own likes and dislikes.
Well I am bisexual myself so I obviously don't have a problem with it.
It wouldn't matter if I accepted it or not, my kids would be my life and their happiness would be EVERYTHING to me.
I did not make you so that you would join a group that is about crash humans normal nature. If we have lgbtq then more gays will come around and if two gays fuck they can't make baby. And we will have it harder to be a larger species.
Of course I would "accept" them as my children, but I could never accept them being drawn into the "LGBT" agenda and lifestyle. I would have to insist on treatment for them to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.
Nope I’m not gonna tolerate that off to military school you go. And he better change his ways
u @anon_teen i’m a Christian person and I’m great for kids and kids love me
u @anon_teen You are a disrespectful scumbag teen learn some manners
@pokerbot Excuse me? I simply said I would not be happy but I would still love them for them. Now I am going back to bed.
My daughter is gay i absolutely hate that and yet i still do love her
This comment right here is exactly what I would hope those who don't agree with lgbt would get behind.
Its ok not to like who we choose to love, but putting that dislike to the side to still care about the person is awesome.
Thank you from those of us who didn't get the same level of respect from our parents.
Of course I will. I will take a gay / LGBT kid over a moron kid any time of day.
How could you not? I would accept my kid if she ended up a serial killer. I will always be on her side no matter what. Forever.
Of course, I would always support my kids. If I had any. As for the LGBTQ thing I would blame their mother.
Of course I would, but I'd want to know why so I can make sure it's how they really feel
Nope i will try to help them, if it didn't work out then no...
yes i would support them and let them know they can come to me and ask me whatever questions they had or need answers to or just to talk if they needed to
I support my brothers because they are my brothers.
Only if they come out as straight. I want only gay kids. It’s chic.
Of course I would support anyone who came out in the LGBTQ /Transgender community.
Well yeah I would. No reason not to
Hey, as long as they don't try to shove it down my throat or hurt other people, anybody can do anything if you ask me. Even my nonexistent kid.
No, if this happened to me i would kill myself so that i won't have to kill my child.
No. I would not accept it. Its wrong. They would not be part of my will or part of the family business. Nor allowed contact with any of the young children of the family.
It is a disease. It spreads sin.
I mean you can see it. If gays were just gay, you would hardly even know its a thing unless you were gay yourself. Instead they are having parades and wearing bedazzled gstrings in public. Those people doing that should be in prison.
Of course yea I would accept
I consider myself a part of LGBTQ community so obviously they'd have my full support
Im pansexual, of course I'd support them.
Like if I adopted or something? Hell yeah
Yes, of course. Why not?
Are they a good person?
Then yes.
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