Yes. They consider themselves allies

My 14-year old son got a surf-style shirt as a gift with a rainbow on it. I was kind of shocked when he refused to wear it, but he was adamant.

Yes, 17.

And I also actually have a rainbow rhinestone ring I wear, just because I like it and like rainbows.

12 yo Boy - No

Yes, DD 14

Not all rainbows are symbols of gay pride (e.g., the Super Mario rainbow star, Splatoon rainbow colors stuff, unicorns and rainbows, drippy rainbows). So, OP, are you asking whether kids wear rainbows generally or whether they wear gay pride social/political statement clothing?

Yes. They are trendy and fun.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would not let my kids wear anything with rainbows, given the current popular interpretation. And that is sad now that I think about it, because I love rainbows.

you are homophobic jerk

Anonymous wrote:Watch out for the right wingers to appropriate the symbol.

LOL. Ironic. It’s been a symbol of God’s promise from several millennia ago. It was the other group that appropriated it.

No

Yes. I do as well. My kids have always been allies, even before our youngest came out. When he came out, it was so easy because he grew up knowing it was safe to do so.

Watch out for the right wingers to appropriate the symbol.

Just throwing out that that the premise of the question, that the parent knows a tween/teen's sexual orientation, is often not correct.

yes. As do I (55 yo male, straight). I think of it as we are all equal and part of a tapestry that makes us great.

Oh, and I have raised my DD to not be a homophobe.

Yes. My kids are 14 and 18. They marched in Pride for the past two years as allies as part of my company's delegation. They had fun. They got our company's tshirts to wear during the Pride parade. They wear them out sometimes.