Signs your daughter is gay
Book Excerpt: Is Your Child Gay?
Excerpted fromWhy Is the Penis Shaped Like That? … And Other Reflections on Creature 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.
We all know the stereotypes: an unusually brightness, delicate, effeminate breeze in a petty boy's step, an interest in dolls, makeup, princesses and dresses, and a strong distaste for rough play with other boys. In little girls, there is the outwardly boyish stance, perhaps a penchant for tools, a square-jawed readiness for physical tussles with boys, and an aversion to all the perfumed, delicate trappings of femininity.
These behavioral patterns are feared, loathed and often spoken of directly as harbingers of adult homosexuality. It is only relatively recently, however, that developmental scientists possess conducted controlled studies to identify the earliest and most reliable signs of adult homosexuality. In looking carefully at the childhoods of gay adults, researchers are finding an intriguing set of behavioral indicators that homosexuals seem to ha
By guest blogger, Ian Taylor.
Help, I think my child may be gay. What should I do? Am I right? Whereas I am no way homophobic, I don’t know how I will react if it’s true…
It is understandable that every parent has concerns or questions regarding whether their child maybe lesbian, queer, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT), considering the world we live and today; and especially if the parent starts to see one or two signs.
In this article, we answer some of the most troubling questions you may have if you suspect that your child may be queer or bisexual.
Are the suspicions starting to build?
If I assume that my teen might be same-sex attracted, how should I talk to them about it? They mentioned the subject several times, so I’m getting concerned.
Until your child comes and tells you that they are, or might be LGBT, you can’t know. Try not to create assumptions and let them reach and tell you in their own time. Create a positive environment where your child feels able to talk to you about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. For example, tell positive things about LGBT people when they’re on TV and don’t allow others to utter negative things unde
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Another key piece of information. My daughter is an athlete and looked up and idolized a girl that graduated last year and got a full ride to a D1 educational facility. She came out her Senior year as being a lesbian.. They stay close friends thru social media..
We aren't a super religious family.. my girls go to youth group at the local Church, but it's because the like it and want to, I've never forced them to go to Church. I don't really have a strong feeling one way or the other on the issue concerning friends that I hold that are gay. If they are
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 perilous, 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 terminate up happily straight. Other young women find they’re attracted only or primarily to women and explain as lesbian for their whole lives.