Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth

[beckyg]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...54eXwD95C5LL8D

[littledinosaurs]

that was very interesting. thanks for that

[summersforecast]

I think if I had shown that to my parents they'd say thats a load of bull. It's sad that even conclusive proof like this will still just be ignored by people like my parents.

[beckyg]

You should all send it to your parents even if they do say its "bull". Eventually it will sink in.

[Mickey]

I think it's a good idea to give something like this to parents who are having a hard time accepting their gay child.
It would ,at the very least,give them something to think about when they start being negative.
I always feel bad when reading about some parents attitudes. A little empathy goes a long way.

[summersforecast]

I forgot to thank you for posting this becky so thanks and I hope your right about the sinking in.(my parents need to realize their mistakes)

[musican]

I thought that the line about forbidding a child to interact with gay peers was just as bad as physical abuse. People often think that physical abuse is worse than yelling and verbally reprimanding a child, but that isn't always the case.

Haha I'm in the minority I guess. My mother's fine with me being whatever I am but I still do drugs and such.

[otc877]

Thanks . I've been meaning to compile a list of similar research to send to my mom.

"While the results might seem intuitive, Ryan said the study, funded by the California Endowment, was the first to establish a link between health problems in gay youths and their home environments."

That quote caught my attention...

[Nixon]

a good read