Dear Son, We Love You

Of course, one main reason why there is prejudice against gay people in the USA, and why there some gay people who feel ashamed for being gay, is because of the family who raised the kid in a religion while making assumptions about how their children will turn out. Indeed, due to the USA being predominately Christian as well. Today, I rarely speak to my family members. the reason is because they raised me in a religion that is incompatible with gay people and politically see to it that the GLBT community are considered second-class citizens and socially inferior to non-gay people. Since my family refuses to apologize to me for raising me in their religion, I do not see them anymore. After all, it is Christians who created this paradigm without feeling the least bit sorry for that. However, the only I am sorry for is for being such a pessimist and failing to see the good in people, except my husband. :-) I believe more non-gays hate gays than what the media says.

Thank you, Advocate, for posting this lovely, moving, heart-wrenching, tear-evoking blessing of human kindness and understanding, embracing me and each of my gay brethren as never I've seen before. I sent it immediately to my mom, who is still on her path. I hope it serves to bring so many thousands more gay children closer than ever to those of whose flesh we were born. Thank you for my mom.

I'm Black, not upper-class, but I think this is absolutely lovely that these parents support their children. Being non-white or from a lower class does not make it okay to terrorize or traumatize your kid because they are gay.My parents were completely unsupportive and antagonistic, but they also reared me to have fortitude and to be a charitable, responsible citizen and a good person. They love the "he was in the Marines" or "he's working on his dissertation" but didn't count on the gay part, Oh well.......I don't ever remember wanting their approval just thought that they should know who I am and that it isn't the babe living in their house anymore. But support is extremely important for our youth who have not fully developed a sense of self. Bravo to these parents!

Anybody notice that everyone was white, and upper class appearing? Just sayin'.

This is the most incredible love letter to a gay child I've ever read. It's a straight Christian Mama writing what she would want to say to her son *if* he grew up to be gay. http://momastery.blogspot.com/2010/10/mountain-im-willing-to-die-on.html