Moms: Would you accept your son being gay?

[Mitch]

I'm a guy that just graduated high school. Their was a lot of likes and comments that were good. When I go to my local football game. Some of my high school friends that are still in high school saw it and ask me if it was a hack and if i was gay. I told them it was a hack and they were glad that I'm not gay. I am not sure if I did the right thing. I came out by this status
" I have something important to say. I'm gay. I am what I am and it's time to stop hiding it.
I am still the same person I was before. I know that many people will not recognize this, and I will
probably lose many friends. Many of you will say, "I knew it!" on the subject of my being homosexual. But those claims were made with no legitimate proof, and coincedentally I really was gay. But now it's time you should all know-- for real. I do not find every male I see attractive, so don't flatter yourselves.If you don't like me for being gay, or if it has made me lose your respect, please delete me from your friends list. I don't need to deal with hateful people like you. Bye and thanks, everyone."
I had a friend that told one of my friends about the status and i wasn't aware of it. The told friend asked me why I have two facebooks and I said it was my coming out account. She said that she knew because of her friend. Will the word spread that quickly? The only problem now that is remaining that my parents dont know that I'm gay yet. I would keep it a secret but if I have to. I would tell my mom about it but I dont want her to tell my dad. How could I bring it up to her in the house without my other family members hearing it? Can I talk to her face to face about it or could I bring it up with a text message or a note? Is it possible to tell another adult about this like a church staff member. I e mailed a woman who worked their 2 months ago and told he i want to tell her something private and she says that i could talk to her about anything or one of the church people. Its been two months without telling her, but now I want to tell her. I dont want to tell my mom without being prepared about it. i am ashamed by it a bit.
I dont know any gay guys, I am the only gay in the family, I will loose a couple of friends, and I heard stories that the parents throw out their gay / lesbians sons and daughters. I am not ashamed by that but afraid of the future. I have a crush on a guy during the last semester. I friended him on facebook and said whats up and responded " not much" Only that. It was some random guy I saw in my lunch period. He is one grade lower than me and he's black athlete that played football this year. I think he also played basketball also. I had some weird situation when he came into the place where I was working at and he played some basketball in there. Yeah I think i still like him, but it wont work out.

[Sapphire]

I sure would.

My son is your age.

There is so much worse in life than this.

[Parke]

I have 2 sons. Yes, I would love, respect, and support them if they were gay!

[lowstring793]

"Moms: Would you accept your son being gay?"

Of course I would. It makes zero difference to me if my son was straight or gay. I don't ever want to know about his sex life. As long as the person he is with makes him happy and treats him right, they will be fine by me. My husband is the same way.

I am glad i live in an area where this wouldn't be an issue. I can't fathom how hard it would be to be gay and grow up in say the bible belt.

[ashley]

im only 20 and i have a 16 month old son, and im 27 weeks pregnant with another son,
if my sons were gay it would not change anything, i would still love them the same, still look at them the same way and i would be there for them, i would want them to be able to talk to me about anything, and i would want to help anyway i can

[Leigh]

My mother has told me before that there is nothing in this world that could make her not love her children (me and my two siblings). She has told me that she would go to the end of the world and back to protect us also. My older brother had a serious drug problem and my parents were there to support him every step of the way, even though it was extremely hard on my family. (He ended up passing away after a 6 year battle).

My advice would be to tell your mother before you tell any other adult from your church or wherever. Your parents deserve to know more than anyone else. Don't be afraid any longer, you should not have to hide who you really are.

[Noor]

Sure and I would prefer to have a gay son over a religious idiot one. Thats what I couldn't handle!

[H A E]

No, I wouldn't. Knowing that it would make his life more difficult though, I would probably be in denial for awhile. Just being honest. I hope my children aren't homosexual because they'll face prejudice over it, and I don't want people to try to hurt them. I would probably hold out hope that it was a phase for awhile, especially if he didn't seem very confident when he first told me.

Being homosexual is on the fringe like a lot of things. We're unschoolers, and I've learned to minimize that knowledge around certain people to avoid causing problems for our family. We wouldn't lie, but we don't broadcast it in every circle either. I think it's smart to approach homosexuality in the same way. If you feel like you have to announce it, do so in a quick, confident and funny way. (i.e. "Just joking about the hack. I really am gay. Sorry, ladies.") If someone brings it up, act the same way. ("Yeah, I'm gay. Do you know (hot actor) by any chance? No? Damn.")

That will help people accept you and not challenge you as often. That in itself will help your parents with their anxieties. Good luck.

[College Girl]

a mother's love should be unconditional toward their children..I love my son just as he is.

[Ocimom]

As a parent you love your child unconditionally. But that doesn't mean you have to accept or like the lifestyle of the person they choose. Yes we still would love our sons as our sons -but we would not accept the lifestyle.