What percentage of parents dont accept a gay child
“You want to shove those words back in and put the lid on. But you can’t. Your child is gay. This goes against everything you’ve been taught. It was not what you had in mind, and you instantly wonder where you went wrong.”
When you develop a parent, you understand to expect the unexpected. But for many Christian parents, nothing can plan them to hear that their beloved child is gay. This is the child you have cradled, spoon fed mashed bananas, and dreamed a lovely future for. How could this be? What will the church say? What will your friends say? What does the future hold? You can’t even get your head around this.
If you are a Christian parent, family member or friend to whom your loved one has come out as homosexual or lesbian, then this is for you.
I call on you to sit down, relax, maybe get a cup of tea, and soak in what I’m about to tell you. My hope is to guide you as we walk for a bit through this maze of confusion, to help you find your way to wholeness. In many Christian circles, this is not good news, and you may begin to spiral into reflection and self-searching. We’ll get to that. But at the bottom of it all, this is not about you. Most parents’ first mistake is to mak
Adult children of lesbian parents less likely to determine as straight, study finds
The children of lesbian parents are less likely to identify as heterosexual as adults and much more likely to report lgbtq+ attraction, according to a long-term study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Regulation, a think tank focused on sexual orientation and gender.
As many as 6 million children and adults in the U.S. hold lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parents, according to the institute, and its study found that “the female and male offspring of lesbian parents were significantly more likely to report same-sex attraction, sexual minority identity, and gay experience.”
“Perhaps we should be celebrating that the society has evolved enough that these young people sense free to explore who they are."
Dr. Nanette Gartrell, M.D.
“These findings suggest that adult offspring from planned lesbian families may be more likely than their peers to demonstrate diversity in sexual attraction, culture, and expression," the announce said.
The study employs the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), the longest-running, real-time study of sexual-minority-parent fami
LGBTQ Parenting in the US
Family Formation and Stressors
- Overall, 47% of partnered LGBTQ parents are in a same-gender or transgender-inclusive partnership; however, the majority of cisgender lesbian/gay parents are vs. 10% of cisgender bisexual/queer parents.
- 78% of LGBTQ parents became parents through current or previous sexual relationships, 20% through stepparenthood, and 6% through adoption.
- Among parenting households, lgbtq+ couples adopt (21%), foster (4%), and have stepchildren (17%) at significantly higher rates than different-sex couples (3%, 0.4%, 6%).
- Notably among parents, 24% of married same-sex couples have adopted a child versus 3% of married different-sex couples.
- Approximately 35,000 lgbtq+ couple parents acquire adopted children, and 6,000 are fostering children. The majority of these couples are married.
- Among all LGBTQ parents, approximately 57,000 are fostering children (1.4%). Less than half of these parents are married.
- Approximately 30% of LGBQ parents are not legally commended or are unsure about their legal status as the parent/guardian of at least one child.
- 23% of LGBQ adults said it was very important to them to contain children in the fu
Many of the linear parents I interviewed for When Your Child Is Gay: What You Call for To Know expressed having felt disappointment in learning that their child was LGBT. It was as if they were mourning the loss of the child they consideration they knew.
They may not have seen their children's sexual orientation before the coming out, or perhaps they suspected it but wished to deny it. The majority of the parents were caught off-guard; it was as if suddenly their dreams for their living children to transport on the family name, or include a wedding with someone from the opposite sex, were all dashed. (Of course, an LGBT child can now marry and adopt or parent.)
Initial Feelings of Loss
My have feelings of deficit were associated with our son James, once out, now being a member of a minority group. Would he be beaten up? Would he be fired at his job if his supervisors found out that he were gay? Would he have to dwell in a gay-friendly neighborhood? Would he have to be guarded in his mannerisms and not display anyaffection toward the same sex in public?
I was not alone in my worries. Natalie, 63, a mother from Long Island, found out that twoof her three children were queer. "It took a big
Study of Gay Parenting Draws Criticism
June 11, 2012— -- A new study finds that adult children of parents in same-sex relationships fare worse socially, psychologically and physically than people raised in other family arrangements.
Critics call the investigate deeply flawed, saying the results don't accurately depict -- or even measure -- any children raised in stable households with two same-sex parents.
The analyze surveyed nearly 3,000 U.S. adults, ages 18 to 39, about their upbringing and their lives today, asking questions about factors such as income, bond stability, mental health and history of sexual maltreatment. Of the 3,000 respondents, 73 reported that their father had engaged in a same-sex relationship and 163 reported that their mother had done so.
People who reported that their mother or father had a same-sex relationship at some point were distinct than children raised by their biological, still-married parents in 25 of the study's 40 measures. And most of the period, they fared worse. The children of parents who at some point had a same-sex partner were more likely to be on welfare, have a history of depression, own less education and announce