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[quote=Anonymous]My 16yo son is gay and has been out since middle school. I started to think he might be gay in preschool, although I never said anything about it to him. I cannot point to a single concrete reason I felt that way, I just had a feeling. I've talked to him about it recently and he says he doesn't really know when he knew, just that it was when he was pretty young.

I know that's not totally helpful but I will say that having that feeling made me consciously decide to be crystal clear about how I felt about things like homosexuality and marriage equality around all of my kids in ways I might not have otherwise done. My attitude was that if I was right, he would know he where I stood, and if I was wrong, there was no harm in my kids knowing my opinions (and hopefully sharing them--I will totally own that intent). When he came out to me, he did so in a way that didn't feel scary to him. He says he wasn't worried I'd be upset or reject him, he knew that I would be fine and so would his siblings. So that's my best advice--if you think your kid is gay and you want to be sure they feel safe later in life about coming out to you, make sure they know exactly where you stand by telling them. [/quote]

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