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[quote=Anonymous]The way this was worded was "I'm gay, or at least bisexual, or not sure." DC is 13.

My questions  (for now) are:
-how can I support my child? Our family has always voiced loud and clear support for LGBT rights but there's no else in the family who's gay that we know of and no one else we're even close to that DC could identify with or go to to talk things through. We've told our child very clearly that this is no more newsworthy than a food preference as far as we're concerned and that our love is unconditional, but I'm very worried about what DC will encounter in the outside world.

-should DC refrain from telling outsiders until high school is over? A couple of friends apparently know so far, and no bullying has resulted, but I worry.

-with regards to the "not sure" part, DC has had a series of crushes since 1st grade and a fleeting teenage relationship last year (hugs and flirting and kisses), all with members of the opposite sex. The relationship last year seemed to really set DC's heart aflutter and when the other teen moved away and didn't keep in touch, DC seemed crushed. So the announcement that DC had a same sex crush this year came as quite a surprise, and DC doesn't seem to be nearly as emotionally invested this year. In fact, this one was mentioned rather matter-of-factly. Is this normal? Could DC be just exploring on the rebound?

-is there a better place (more accepting) for DC to live long term than the U.S.? I'm thinking as many or more rights and less of the vitriolic, religion-inspired hatred we find here. We're not poor and I'm perfectly ok with starting to lay down the pieces to enable my kid to have as "normal" a life as DC would as a heterosexual here. How do Western/Northern European countries, Canada, Australia fare compared to the U.S.?

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