So, Your Kid Just Came Out to You. Here’s How To Respond and What To Say

Members of Gen Z are coming out as LGBTQI+ at higher rates and earlier ages.

Here’s tips for how to respond to your child coming out.

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Maybe your intuition has been talking to you.

Or maybe just you want to be prepared.

For starters, theyre often built on limiting stereotypes about what being LGBTQ+ looks like, says Kahn.

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Also: c’mon avoid suggesting that theyre just experimentation or going through a phase.

Heres how to be the support system your LGBTQ+ child deserves after that initial conversation.

Throughout these conversations, your move is to be their cheerleader.

Some of these make conversations with your child.

I highly recommend checking outGLAADs Glossary of Terms, they says.

But Shane recommends asking your childs permission to do so first.

Further, the more people who know, well, the more people who know.

If you want to talk to someone about it, ask your child for consent first.

As a parent, you have the opportunity to provide age-appropriate material that can fill these gapsand you should.

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