What do your parents think of your sexuality?

I think my mom knows and she's trying to come to terms with the fact that I'll never give her grandchildren (that are biologically hers anyway, if I do the unthinkable and change my mind), and my dad has figured it out and is in extreme denial. He still talks about "you and your wife," that even though I don't like women AT ALL (sexually anyway), I'll still marry one and have children.

They're going to be real shocked when they find out that my best friend is actually my lover. :badgrin:

 

I don't know what my Dad thinks about it, but my Mom doesn't seem to be homophobic, just more or less afraid for my safety. Both of them don't know that I'm gay.

My Mom pulled this stunt in the past 4 days which seriously pissed me off / more in the closet.

I bought a book called "Openly Straight" which is about a gay kid trying to go back into the closet. Haven't read it but it's supposed to be good. And my Mom goes "Is that what I think that book is about. I innocently respond to it as "What?" "About sexuality...Didn't you know that before you bought it?" "Oh yeah. I did."

The next day I went shopping for pants and found this cute pair of light blue chinos on sale. They actually looked really good. I asked my Mom and she said that they looked terrible. I asked why and she goes. "It just doesn't suit you." More poking later and in line to buy some other stuff she whispers and goes "Because it makes you look gay and I don't want kids bullying you."

Well then. So yeah. My dad is IDK and my Mom is either looking out for me or is just uncomfortable with the idea.

 

Well, I haven't told either of my parents yet, but I know for a fact that they won't have any problems with it when/if I do tell them. My mom has gone out of her way to tell me that if I ever feel like I'm gay/transgender/whatever, she'll have no problem with it, whatsoever. My dad didn't do that, but he's always talking about gays in a positive manner.

My uncle, on the other hand, has said that gays are "a bunch of perverts" and "sick bastards," and he'll probably be pretty pissed when/if I tell him, but he's the only one in my family who's like that and everyone else resents him for it, so it's all good.

 

they are supportive of me being gay I dont really talk with them allot about gay issues they just leave me to it But knowing I have their support means everything .

 

My mom feels like I'm going through a phase, but she generally doesn't talk about it. Just like I like it and that's how I want it to stay.

 

I haven't told my parents yet but I know they are not homophobic.
although everytime that I talk about something which relate to the LGBT community, my mom suddenly doesn't talk much.. like she wants to change the subject.
So I don't think she would like my sexual orientation so much.. :X

 

My mom is dead so but I think, she would accept me

My dad, he's supportive but he doesn't know. he just suspects. he naps at me from time to time about having crushes on girls

he still says, i need to get a boyfriend and since I don't want to come out...saying "no" is not helping my case one bit

 

I'm not officially out to my parents yet but I'm pretty sure they know to be honest.

Also they're definitely not homophobic, they watch shows like Glee, Smash, Ugly Betty etc. with me and my mother always says that the gay character(s) in whichever show we're watching are her favourites. So I'm sure it will be fine when I come out.

I do remember when I was much younger and not even at a stage of thinking about my sexuality my father said that he felt sick whenever two characters on television were having anal sex haha. But I guess that could just as easily apply to a straight couple.

 

I haven't told them but I suspect they know at least some of this all and accept. My mother might have overheard something when I was talking about this with my sister. After that we were out with my mother and her puppy-dog. The dog is male and he and his male buddy were humping each other all the time. My mother said that she doesn't care who he loves if he is happy.

 

They *seemed* okay with it at first, but I think it really hit them days later and they're still in-denial, hoping it's a phase, I'm confused, it was the pornography, etc.

My dad would rather not talk about it at all, mentions how I need to start getting out there and meeting people, see: women only. Told he how he thinks anal sex or men kissing is disgusting... real supportive.

My mom is somewhat hardcore Christian and also would rather bury her head in the sand, deferring to Bible verses that condemn homosexuality whenever I bring it up, so I don't anymore.

I'm relieved they didn't kick me out, disown me, try to convert or abuse me, and things are relatively the same, except I don't mention same-sex thoughts out loud around them since it makes them uncomfortable. They'll come around.

 

My mother is the only one I've told and she thinks of it as a joke...:dry:

 

My parents had never heard of asexuality before, but they were mostly fine with it. They did keep telling me that I might just be a late bloomer. They seemed worried that if my sexuality did come online, I'd freak out - a valid worry, I admit, given my sexual-abuse-related-PTSD - and kept working on convincing me that it would be OK to feel those feelings. Of course it was in one ear and out the other, because my PTSD-induced fears are irrational and don't respond to logical thought. Talking it over with me never seems to make my fears go away.

 

i have to say im envy of ur parrents i hope i had the strength to talk it and had positive results but im just too scared that things will go from worse to worst X_X

 

I dont know really.. When I first told my mom she was like "your not gay" then after she accepted it (took like 20 minutes) she was like "Its a hard life, I hope you know that". Later when I came out publically, she told me that I should've kept it private because her friends at work talked about it... i think she was embarrassed

I cried a bit when I found that out, but now, (i know her work friends... her "girlfriends" xD) they all seem to love me lol.

We don't talk about it, it just never comes up.. A week ago, I was in the car with my own girlfriend :3 and we were talking like drama queens haha.. They just ignored us.

My dad..? I have no idea. I'm not comfortable asking them what their opinions are because other than me feeling awkward, its not an immediate problem. Maybe when I move out, I'll ask.

 

They are both very supportive and want me to be happy and to live my life, but they still have hope that it's just hormones or a phase, but if it wasn't that they'll still be proud of me and supportive, they are cooler with it than I thought.My mom was worried about me not having children.. I had to explain her the ways of gay people having normal families just like straight people. They don't want me to hide, but I feel awkward around them now.. I came out a day ago ,so we'll see with time..

 

I'm too scared to tell my parents because they have high expectations and they have made negative comments about gay, bi and lesbians so I am too scared to come of my closet and just tell them.
Also the fact that I'm in a strong Christian family o.e...

 

I'm currently in the closet so i'm not quite sure. But the way I see it, i assume they think i'm straight. Although sometimes i think they suspect it,but reject the idea nonetheless.