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My Child Is Gay : How Parents React When They Hear the News by Bryce McDougall (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAllen & Unwin

ISBN-101864486589

ISBN-139781864486582

eBay Product ID (ePID)203198

Product Key Features

Book TitleMy Child Is Gay : How Parents React When They Hear the News

Number of Pages189 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicParenting / General, General, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)

GenreFamily & Relationships, Psychology

AuthorBryce Mcdougall

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height5.5 in

Item Weight4.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal306.7/66

SynopsisEach year a number of brave men and women will sit down and tell their parents that they are gay. By the time they tell their parents they will have lived with this knowledge for some time. It is often the parents who have only a split second to react. My Child is Gay is a compilation of letters written by parents who have a gay or lesbian child. The letters have been written to be shared - both to help parents cope with and come to term with their feelings, and for gay men and women who are contemplating sharing the truth...Few parents are accepting from the start and many feel perplexed. They are unsure where to turn to for help and how to deal with their feelings of grief and loss. Here the parents talk about how they dealt with the many emotions they experienced - anger, embarrassment, guilt and confusion...Together these letters reaffirm the regenerative power of love and allow those with first hand experience to outline the important steps on the road to understanding. My Child is Gay shows how ordinary families have found love and happiness again., Each year a number of brave men and women will sit down and tell their parents that they are gay. By the time they tell their parents they will have lived with this knowledge for some time. It is often the parents who have only a split second to react. My Child is Gay is a compilation of letters written by parents who have a gay or lesbian child. The letters have been written to be shared - both to help parents cope with and come to term with their feelings, and for gay men and women who are contemplating sharing the truth. Few parents are accepting from the start and many feel perplexed. They are unsure where to turn to for help and how to deal with their feelings of grief and loss. Here the parents talk about how they dealt with the many emotions they experienced - anger, embarrassment, guilt and confusion. Together these letters reaffirm the regenerative power of love and allow those with first hand experience to outline the important steps on the road to understanding. My Child is Gay shows how ordinary families have found love and happiness again., Parent's honest and revealing responses to the news their child is gay. A must for any parent who is struggling with their feelings., Parents' honest and revealing responses to the news that their child is gay. This book should be of interest to any parent who is struggling with their feelings. The range of responses is enormous, from parents who enjoy their children's friends and lifestyles to others who are extremely distressed, confronted and even angry about their child's decision. Includes a forward by Bryce Courtenay and detailed resource lists of support organizations and available publications.