6Mar/110
Whether Kids are Gay or Straight, Family Love is the Key
In recent months, media attention has focused on gay teens who killed themselves after they were bullied by peers. But rejection by parents plays an under-appreciated role in the struggles of gay youths, Huebner says.
“You hear anecdotes about people who disown their children and throw them out,” Huebner says. But more common forms of rejection, such as complaints about “gay” clothing or pleas for teens to delay coming out to the wider world, can hurt more deeply than parents know, he says.