Will you ever abandon your child if he is gay?

@hushi22 (4928)
July 18, 2010 7:56am CST
In the country I live in, I've seen the gay discrimination amidst the talents these people have shown and contributed in the country. There are still some parents who couldn't accept their sons be gays. If ever you are in this situation, would you ever abandon your child?
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10 responses
• Romania
18 Jul 10
I will not be pleased if my son will be another orientation, but I will never abandon him. I will try to speak with him, maybe going to the psihologist etc. I love the family traditions and I want grandchields.:))
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
18 Jul 10
Psychologist? For being gay? What? No that really shows love for your child. *sarcasm*
• Romania
18 Jul 10
of course honey. there are many pseudo ... they think that are g.., but actually they dont. this is like when is the best age to begin se.ual life.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
18 Jul 10
No, you can't think you're gay, you're either gay or you're not. However you can doubt about it but it's not something you mostly go for to a psychologist. Only if being gay gives problems, and that's a frequent problem in some societies, the kid should go see a doctor. But okay, I partially misunderstood your answer, sorry.
@hanagi (390)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
There is a saying that strike when the iron is hot. So If I can do solutions to prevent my son from being a gay I would do that but I will never abandon him. If I can't really change him then I would gladly accept him for what he is. After all he is my son and it would be happier for him to feel my love for him.
@Unah08 (671)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
Gay discrimination in the Philippines is not that worst anymore compared before, though they still fight for equal rights in our society I think they have already proven their worth. In my opinion, they shouldn't prove anything to anyone in the first place. Their human too and they have the right to live the way they wanted, as long as they're not doing anything to hurt or harm other anyone. Morality is the number one factor against this people, but come to think of it, they're also the child of God and we must accept them for who they are. If ever I have a son that turned out gay, though I wouldn't encouraged him (my son) to be one, if that is truly what he felt then I couldn't do anything about it. My love for my son-to-be would never change just because he's not straight.
@jugsjugs (12967)
18 Jul 10
I would never abandon any of my children if they were to turn out to be gay.I have alot of friends that are gay and they are the nicest people that you could meet.I have a son that is very girly and it would not bother me if he was to end up gay and the way i see it is each to their own.
@Jaluke (676)
• United States
18 Jul 10
I think abandoning your child for that is awful. And quite frankly I don't believe that making them go to a psychologist for it is any better. That's basically saying that there's something wrong with being gay (which there isn't) and that you think there is something wrong with your child mentally or that they can't distinguish their feelings. I have a news flash for you. That is just going to confuse and depress your child even more. Let them figure things out for themselves. Don't force them to go to a doctor as if something is wrong with them in hopes that it can be talked out of them. Chances are that you'll just traumatize them and they'll just hide things more from you because that is an extremely cold, cruel, and unintelligent way to go about things. I'm sorry to say it but it's true.
• Romania
18 Jul 10
whatttttttt
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
18 Jul 10
Of course I wouldn't! I love my sons (I have no daughters) and to abandon them for something they have no control over would be a sin. It would not change who they are and I would love them just the same. I love both my sons unconditionally and nothing will ever change that.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
18 Jul 10
No, because if I would I would get arrested for neglect and discrimination. Here gay rights are very solid and only battered by (mostly) Catholics and Muslims yet it remains having a firm foundation and even gay marriage has become normal here, being the first country to have the possibility and other countries followed soon Argentinia being the most recent and first country from Latin America. For people who still don't know: You can't learn to be gay. It's not like you're a child hating Brussels sprouts and become used to it at later age. The theory of learning to be gay has been shot down by a new research were women indeed feel stronger gay urge later on in life but only because it has always been in their genes and not because they learned it from a third source.
• Philippines
18 Jul 10
i didnt see any wrong of having a gay in the family besides they are still human like us, gays are already accepted now a days without any discrimination as a matter of fact they can get married to a guy also. as long as he didnt kill nor hurt anyone and his responsible enough so theres no problem about it. what matter is his happy, healthy contented with his life.
@trivera67 (108)
• United States
18 Jul 10
It is so sad to me how gay people are ousts all the time to me they are just a everyday human being just like the rest of us. I would never abandon my child, grandchildren, or anyone in my family if they told me they was gay. I would be hurting for them as I know their lives are going to be harder then most,having to ut up with alot of narrow minded people and them learning how to deal with the hatred that some people are going to have torwards them.I say live and let live and let each person be the person they want to be as long as they are not causeing crimes or hurting anyone else.