Sorry to disappoint you, parents - but when your kids come out as gay, bi or transgender, it is not about you.

Rejecting your gay or transgender child won't make them straight. It will only mean you will lose them.

Sorry to disappoint you, parents – but when your kids come out as gay, bi or transgender, it is not about you.

While there is no shame in being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex – or even straight (but not narrow) – there is most certainly shame and dishonor in being a homophobe, a transphobe and a bigot.

While there is no shame in being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex - or even straight (but not narrow) - there is most certainly shame and dishonor in being a homophobe, a transphobe and a bigot.