What do your parents think of your sexuality?

To all those without support: (*hug*)

So, as for me..

Mom: She's fine with it. When I told her I was bisexual (because to a degree, I am), she thought I was going through a phase. But when I told her I was gay, she's all like "THANK YOU!" because I'd come out to her.... although I had already done that months beforehand. It's an issue we talk about, but mostly on the human rights side of things. She's a theater major, so she's got quite a few LGBT friends.

Dad: He's pretty neutral on things. And his argument is a bit different than others on the right. He says it's a sin because of the lifestyle, but he doesn't care because everyone sins. And religious as he is, he hates it when it's brought up in politics. Probably even more so than I hate it. We don't really talk about it much, mostly because it's not necessary. He does believe same-sex marriage should be legal because the main drive against it is simply religion. Most of our conversations, though, have to do with business or politics.

One thing that I'm actually thankful for is that soon after I came out, he stopped giving me advice on how to get girls. He'd been doing that in nearly every other conversation we'd have. At the same time, he'd be generalizing females, which I would then retort back.

 

Its not something thats spoken about much.

 

Dad: He is very supportive. He is very against religion in government, and has always been an LGBT ally. When I came out to him, he was actually happy and proud of me. We talk about it occasionally, but only when it comes up.

Mom: She's pretty eh about the whole thing. She doesn't dislike it, but she doesn't like to talk about it, though she and I are really uncomfortable talking about sex in general. At first she thought it was a phase, but she recently asked if I was dating this one girl, so she's come around to the whole thing.

 

Mom is 50/50, besides that im closeted to my dad and strp-dad

 

Well for one they believe I'm straight because of my female body. Then when I told them I didn't want sex nor did it appeal to me, they sort of just gave me this look and said "I think you're just confused."

 

Mom: My mom is at about 90% supportive right now. My mom has a gay brother, which helped a lot in her understanding when I came out. She was fine with me when I had a girlfriend. The only reason why I say she is 90% supportive is because she thinks I may just have not found the right guy yet. She is getting better at understanding this is not the case.

Dad: My dad does not care at all. In fact, he thinks it's kinda awesome to have a gay daughter. He like to joke around with me a lot about it, like asking me if I want to watch HBO shows with him because there will be quote "a lot of tits" LOL

 

My parents have been amazingly supportive my dad calls me to tell he met a gay guy and describes him and asks if I want his phone number lol. He wants to defend me from other people if somebpdy has something negative to say but I can handle my own on that. People have a right to tbeir beleifs and I do mine.

Me and my mom have an inside joke where ill ask her where she wants something and she will say something like up your a** (a common expression in the US) and ill say we only do that with gerbils lol

My little brother who's 13 has been a Huge support. He openly talks about it with us and his friends and makes it known he doesn't care and nobody else should either. I've been blessed.

 

Neither are supportive. Mother says she can't support me while Father says he won't tolerate in it out household. I take it as a threat of me getting kicked out of the house.

 

It's that that pisses me off about society nowadays. We really need to get over this constant phobia towards the LGBT community. It's tearing families apart.

 

Ironic, isn't it? Aren't we the ones that are being blamed for for "destroying families" or would be if same-sex marriage was legal?

 

I don't bring it up. Mum isn't comfortable with it, and she thinks it's a phase (come September it'll be two years since I came out to her, so I intend to talk with her about it again), and I don't think she ever wants me with a girl. I wish she was at least comfortable with it, even if not supportive, because then I might be able to go to Pride (I can't get there alone, and she'd probably veto any plans even if I could), but I don't feel that I can ask her to go.

I pity my sister if she ever comes out to Mum -- Mum isn't sure that trans* people even exist, though she says she will use pronouns as asked.

 

My mom bashes homosexuality whenever she can by bringing up the whole "God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." act and loads of other things, yeah,
I'm sure i'll be getting little to no support at all when/if I finally come out to her.

My dad has his whole "Meh" attitude about homosexuality, he just goes with whatever my mom says, like a robot.
Which makes me unsure if he's accepting about it or is disgusted >.<

 

My dad is in deep denial, and probably always will be until I bring someone home, and I hate to imagine what happens when I do that. >_> He even said once that he believes gays aren't natural and are all going to hell. I got pissed at him and he apologized but it was a half ass apology and he only did it to keep the peace in the house.

I think my mom still thinks I'm straight or at least questioning. There was a phase in my life where i was questioning and even had a girlfriend for a month and I think she clings to that and hopes that will happen again. Whenever I bring up anything about gay people or gay whatever she always gets shocked and acts like its a big deal, even though I've told her multiple times.

I'm probably just gonna send them a wedding invitation when I get married and see what happens. My parents are always gonna deny who I am, and no convincing in the world is gonna change that. Its all good though, I've accepted it. Its just how life is in my house.

 

Neither of them like it. Especially my mother.

 

I understand why certain parents/ relatives not wanting to talk about it, or they're really ''meh'' about it. I get annoyed with "straight-talk" when it's in excess... Ugh! -_- LOL

My mom, I don't think she knows. My dad, probably knows; caught me with gay porn. He just kinda eyeballed me and was like ".....Okay", then told me to clean my room, lol.

 

I try to avoid talking about it. They say they are supportive, but will jump at any opportunity to try to make me believe I'm confused, or someone is making or pushing me to be gay. I know they're still probably going through the 5 stages of grief of coming out, though, and in time, they'll accept it.

 

Same happens to me ... they think im confused , I mean they are really suportive and stuff but I think they're going through the 5 stages too, they'll get over it, I feel uncomfortable talking about it but my family doesnt stop asking me questions, I think that with time when I have a bf and stuff, it will get better and they'll get over it and accept it the way it is .

 

My ultimate fear is they take so slow on the 5 stages that, by the time I have a boyfriend, they reject me AND him. Maybe if I do have a bf though, they would finally realize that I am who I am, though.

 

I'm not out to my parents yet (although I am planning on telling them in the next few weeks). As for my mum, I think she'll freak out that her perfect dream of my future will not happen, then realise I can still adopt, and then it would all be cool. I hope at least. One of my friends thinks she will be completely fine with it, another thinks she'll freak :L

As for my dad, I have literally no clue. Does anyone have the same problem? We've never talked about relationships, or anything to do with LGBT. I don't even know his views on it generally...

 

Similar to this. My parents are both seriously religious, and my Dad and brother have said that gay people should be shot. I'm not going to tell them how I feel, but I'm almost at bursting point bottling everything up. :icon_sad: