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From Miami to Los Angeles, Americans have been coming together across the nation to celebrate LGBT Pride Month. The celebration of equality is not just for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Parents have also been showing support for their LGBT children by joining them at Pride parades or by sending them a heartwarming Pride gift to show they care. “I had an amazing day today marching with my child!” wrote one supportive mom on Facebook after attending The Equality...

"I'm honestly disgusted and embarrassed," wrote one parent. When yearbooks were distributed at Atascocita High School earlier this month, some parents were outraged to find that a page had been dedicated to some of the Houston area school’s LGBT students: The spread highlighted four queer students, including photos and coming-out stories set against a rainbow-colored background. While the yearbook staff added the section to be more inclusive, bigoted parents blew up on an online forum Atascocita.com, leveling threats and insults at...

“We have every right to be here," said one mother, "I’m here to find a boyfriend for my son." At the Shanghai’s famous “marriage market,” parents of young singles exchange fliers with their offsprings’ details, in hope of landing them a mate. But on Saturday, when parents of gay singles tried to join in, they were met with hostility from other “shoppers,” and were ultimately escorted out by police. Eleven parents participated in the event, organized by the local PFLAG chapter...

'Either you do it, or we will' Chechen authorities are forcing parents to kill their own gay children, reveals shocking new testimonies from escapees. One anonymous testimony starts: ‘We’ve always been persecuted, but never like this,’ reports France 24. ‘Now they arrest everyone. They kill people, they do whatever they want,’ he continues. The testimony reveals Chechen authorities are hoping to ‘cleanse the nation’ of homosexuality. They torture people using electricity and depriving them of food. But shockingly, one survivor reveals: ‘They tell the parents...

“One of the ways I learned how to act, really, is by having secrets." Matt Bomer has spoken candidly about his coming out experience in a new interview. Speaking with OUT magazine, Matt recounted the difficult time his parents had accepting his sexuality. “I wrote a letter to my parents. I would have lost my sense of direction if I tried to do it in person. “There was radio silence for a long, long time, at least six months. And then I...

A group of Muslim parents have threatened to start a campaign to have a gay preschool teacher sacked. The group of parents in Berlin reportedly threatened to gain signatures for a petition to have the man removed from his post at a kindergarten in Reinickendorf. The Tagesspiegel newspaper earlier this week reported that the parents were worried about the teacher taking their children to the toilet. “For some of them, a gay man is automatically a pedophile,” the teacher told the newspaper. Following...

Well, this is adorable. Parents of LGBTI kids come together to be the best allies they can be. In an first for India, parents of LGBTI people came together to plan a how to best support their children. The 10 parents attended a closed door workshop in Mumbai to share experiences and to plan their future support. The main aim was to develop ways a parents’ support group could help each other. They also discussed how to help other parents who may...

We were all heartbroken when we asked the question Could You Be Happy Without Your Parents Approval? (and then got the answer) Bride & Prejudice: Parents Say No To Attending Son's Gay Wedding . The story of Chris and Grant dealing with Chris's parental units saying no to attending their own son's wedding. If you missed it, head over and watch the Channel 7 clips from Bride & Prejudice. Chris's soon to be in-laws break the news that his parents...

And viewers were not happy about it. The Australian reality show Bride and Prejudice recently aired a heartbreaking episode that found a gay man being discarded by his parents when he tried to invite them to his wedding. Chris never really talked about his sexuality with his religious parents, but knew going into the conversation that they don’t approve of him being gay. “You know I’ve got very strong beliefs on that…situation,” Chris’ mother, Yvonne, replied in a heartbreaking scene that found...

Teens kicked out because of their sexuality/gender identity make up a quarter of the homeless population Parents are kicking out young gay people and making them homeless at a ‘dramatic’ higher rate, charities have warned. The Albert Kennedy Trust and Stonewall Housing has reported a ‘dramatic increase’ of young LGBTI people being forced out onto streets by abusive families. Some had physically violent parents, and others had been sent abroad in an attempt to ‘cure’ them of being gay. And then once out...

An international student studying in Canada has been left homeless and in need of support after coming out as gay to his family. The 21-year-old computer science student student from Punjab, known only as Sukh to protect his identity, was financially dependent on his parents while at uni and while staying with other relatives in Surrey. After coming out to his family, Sukh was quickly disowned, abandoned and thrown out of his home where he was allegedly physically assaulted by his cousin. In the wake of that...

A baby has been born with three biological parents for the first time ever. The New Scientist broke the news that a five-month-old boy was born, “using a new technique that incorporates DNA from three parents”. The boy was born to Jordanian parents, thanks to pioneering work from John Zhang and his team at New Hope Fertility Center, New York City. The couple had sought help as the mother carries the genes for Leigh syndrome, a fatal disorder that affects the developing nervous system that...

A supportive mom and dad are seeking some guidance after their 11-year-old son came out as gay. It sounds like they just need some help with the logistics. The mom writes on Reddit: Last night my 11 yo told my husband and I that he's gay. We talked for about 1/2 an hour and of course we love him, support him, be himself. For us it changes nothing about our love for him. He's an amazing kid. At this stage of...

"When I came out as gay to my family, they were completely living and supportine, but unfortunately, that’s not a reality for a lot of LGBT youth, and so when they tell their parents a lot of kids end up on the streets and so the Happy Hippie Foundation is for LGBT at-risk youth.” So said freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy to host Steve Harvey during a recent Celebrity Family Feud appearance, and Harvey — despite a history of saying some head-scratchy things about the LGBT community...