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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS (11) has been making comments in the past 6 months or so about being gay...sort of.  Things along the lines of not liking girls, that he'll prefer boys.  Today I was having a conversation with someone about whether they knew anyone gay (totally unrelated, my point in that conversation was just that not everyone announces their sexuality, and of course that person likely knew someone) anyway, DS walked up and said, sure you do, me.  Then just laughed and walked off.  I can't recall some of the other comments he's made to me, but I've always just said to him that's fine, you like who you like, etc.

My question really is, do you think he knows at 11?  Or what is going on with these comments?  I wouldn't even ask if there hadn't been at least 3 or 4 similar ones over the span of months.  So at this point I just want to know if he does know, and then what to say beyond "that's fine, pass the salt".  Which is kind of how I feel about it at this age, if that makes sense?  It's not as if he'd be allowed to date for several more years regardless.

Thanks.

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I'd go with "yes, he knows."

You could maybe ask him if he's told anyone else? And check in on whether he's facing any teasing or homophobia at school. [/quote]

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