Hia!So many people, both my age, younger, as well as older, have asked me what to do when your parents don’t accept you as transgender or gay (and other LGBT …
Many studies find a higher rate of health and mental health problems among lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens than in heterosexual youth, often fingering social rejection as the culprit. A new study of lesbians, gays and bisexuals, however, suggests another major possible cause: parental rejection.
If you’ve come out and your parents aren’t accepting, say, “I know you don’t accept that I’m transgender, but I want you to accept me as your child and as part of this family.” If at any point you feel threatened or endangered by your parents or family, get help from a friend or an LGBT center near you. [4], In America, there are an estimated 1.6 million homeless young people, according to the True Colors Fund.Of those people, 40% are LGBTQ, and.
Some people have parents who don’t support their sexuality, but support them as loved ones.If you’re lucky enough to have parents who love you, and want you in their lives, it.
Ask the parents of other gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender individuals to act as a support system for your parents . Being able to send your parents to another set of parents who have gone through the same experience can help them accept your sexuality.
All parents want what’s best for their kids. But providing support isn’t always easy — especially if you are the parent of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) child. In many ways no different from their peers, LGBTQ youth face some unique challenges that parents often feel unprepared to tackle.
Children placed into foster care face difficulties as adults or age out of the system, and not all foster parents are accepting of LGBT people. And.
For transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, as rejection from family members increases, so does their likelihood of suicide attempts or.
A new study from the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) finds that though there are a number of sources of support for LGBT youth, none has as big an impact as acceptance by families. Peer support, community support, and being out and open all contributed to life satisfaction, self-esteem, and sense of self-worth for young people, but family support had a significantly …
