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[quote=Anonymous]I doubt that you can change their minds in a weekend. The people I know who dropped their homophobia did so because they were exposed to a gay person over a long period of time and saw that the gay person was not substantially different in terms of moral values or behavior.
I could tell that the change was occurring in my family when my mother expressed sympathy that a friend from college was divorced by his husband.
The promiscuity issue is a tough one to tackle. While I know many gay and lesbian couples who are in committed monogamous relationships, gay men have reported many more sexual partners on average than straight men do. I suspect that this will change as more states legalize marriage equality, but the statistic is hard to ignore if someone has an issue with a person having a lot of partners.
My mother was sorry that my friend divorced, but I don't think that she would be able to accept that he was involved in a gay poly relationship (he isn't) even if I said it made him really happy. She wouldn't accept a heterosexual poly relationship either, so at least she's consistent, I guess.
Your brother is doing what is best for him. Maybe, with his permission, you can share news and photos about him to help bolster whatever bonds the family may still feel.[/quote]

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