Is my daughter gay
Inside:Is my teen daughter a lesbian? Maybe or maybe not, but here’s how to handle this sensitive teenage sexuality topic
This post was contributed by Jill Whitney, LMFT
So much about teen sexuality is different from what it was a couple decades ago.
Where once it was awkward, if not hazardous, to be anything other than straight, we now talk openly about a spectrum of orientations and genders. Sexual diversity has broken out of the closet—to the point where being LGBTQ is benign of cool.
So don’t be surprised if your teen or even tween daughter announces at some aim that she’s a woman loving woman. It’s more common than you might think these days.
But you may wonder whether your teen daughter is a lesbian for real, or whether it’s just a phase. Maybe she’s just experimenting; maybe she’ll flourish out of it. Or maybe not.
How do you know?
Acceptance Needs to Be Unconditional
Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell. Some girls who experiment with same-sex partners conclude up happily straight. Other young women find they’re attracted only or primarily to women and describe as lesbian for their whole lives.
Support for Parents of Infant Who Says He’s Gay
Before saying anything else, we want you to realize that our hearts proceed out to you. Our prayers are with you, and we are privileged to have this opportunity to come alongside you in the midst of your pain and confusion.
The conflicting emotions you’re experiencing – crying one moment, angry the next – is a common and understandable reaction. Any loving parent in your position would feel the matching way. It’s also very likely that you’re struggling with grief – the natural reaction that occurs when we’ve encountered deficit. Though you may not yet recognize it, you’ve lost something significant. It may be the image of and beliefs you had about your son, your perceptions of yourself as a parent, or perhaps your desires and hopes for grandchildren. Whatever the case, it’s vital to identify and declare the reality of these losses. You may uncover a helpful way to do this is though journaling or with the assistance of a prudent pastor, counselor, your spouse, or a trusted friend.
Wise guidance and caring encourage is especially invaluable during the early stages of this crisis. At some point you’l
Book Excerpt: Is Your Infant Gay?
Excerpted fromWhy Is the Penis Shaped Like That? … And Other Reflections on Being Human, by Jesse Bering, by arrangement with Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC (North America), Transworld Ltd (UK), Jorge Zahara Editora Ltda (Brazil). Copyright © 2012 by Jesse Bering.
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