Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Seeing a gay or lesbian couple has become more common nationwide since gay marriage has been legalized in many countries; however, not only is gay marriage becoming more common but so is gay parenting. In the United States, adoptive applicants have declined, especially since some agencies do not approve a same-sex couple adopting. However, in the United States gay parenting is becoming more common which has led children to become more open and diverse towards groups of people. Same-sex…

homosexuality. These "friends and family" ought to love you regardless of what and not pass judgment on you in light of your sexual inclinations. Despite the fact that that is the way it ought to be, it 's not generally the way it is. Since you can 't change the way individuals feel, the main thing you can do is change the way you feel and the way you respond because of what they do by figuring out how to comprehend your relatives ' homophobia and what to do to make family relations…

Bullying targeted towards the youth in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community is a serious problem that is often overlooked. There is discrimination and bullying toward LGBT youth found in all sorts of settings including the home, work, and school. Many LGBT teens experience abuse at home and even being kicked out of their house. Finding a job is sometimes harder as their sexual orientation is unwelcomed by employers and fellow colleagues. LGBT youth also endure…

Being a teenager has its up and downs. However being a gay teen in this day and age comes with a certain set of risks. Studies show that homosexual teenagers are at risk of being cast out by family members, drug and alcohol addiction, and bullying, more so than a heterosexual teenager. David Bender, an editor of Teens at Risk quotes, "[Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth] get kicked out of homes, abused, and disowned; parents refuse to speak to their child or force them to seek "reparative '…

being raised by gay or lesbian parents does not actually affect a child or adolescents mental health. Research has shown that there was no evidence found that children with same sex parents were any different than children with different sex parents. “For example, in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Healthy, measures of self-esteem, academic performance, peer relations, depression, anxiety, delinquent behavior, and substance use were similar for adolescents in both family types.”…

countries outlawing it. Gay rights have sparked controversies with proponents and opponents coming out strongly guns blazing, giving different views in support or against the issue. The receptive environment surrounded by the desire to expand civil liberties and grant rights to individuals regardless of whether they are straight or not has, further, perpetuated the issue. The concept of the family has had to be redefined because of the emergence of the fight to protect lesbians, gays, bisexuals…

couples still face many problems up to date. Sexual orientation is still a basis of social inequalities similar to discriminations based on gender or race. Some of the sexual orientation inequalities include bullying and violence. People who have gay and lesbian orientation…

to research the use of attachment-based family therapy for lesbian and gay young adults whose parents are not accepting of their sexual orientation. The authors point out that finding out your child is gay or lesbian can be hard for parents to accept. They have grown up in a heteronormative society and may fear that their child will face stigma for their sexual orientation (Diamond & Shpigel, 2014). Parents may also feel embarrassed about friends and family finding out (Diamond & Shpigel,…

Lesbian Representation in The Kids Are Alright Sexual orientations portrayed in movies and on the screen try to resemble real life relationships. The only time they do show an exact image of a character’s orientation when it comes to someone who is heterosexual and not any homosexuals. In early productions before the 1950’s, characters who were usually gay, lesbian, or queer were not given a title of being homosexual, but instead were given certain traits. Gay characters were sissy and feminine…

EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY SUPPORT FOR GAY ADOLESCENT MALES WHEN DISCLOSING SEXUAL IDENTITY Monique Henry Marywood University EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY SUPPORT FOR GAY ADOLESCENT WHEN DISCLOSING SEXUAL IDENTITY The purpose of this review is to examine the literature of research in recent past, their findings, and the availability of existing programs to demonstrate the vast difference between support and absence of support from parents of gay adolescents in regard to their overall wellness…