What happened after a single dad asked strangers for advice on helping his son come out as gay

[Fearless]

Buzzfeed reports the 38-year-old father posed the question to Reddit after finding Google searches on his son’s iPad suggesting he wanted to come out.

He said: “I found out my 13 y/o son is gay… He hasn’t told me, but I want to support him. What can I do?”

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Grab a tissue or sixty and see what the response was... I can't post it because of the text limit...

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/17/dad-asked-reddit-how-to-help-his-son-come-out-as-gay/

[shenmue]

1. Yay!

[TygrBright]

2. Thanks. I'm glad I followed the link, read the article.

I'm adding it to my "The Way It 'Sposed To Be" link list.

appreciatively,
Bright

[Bryce Butler]

3. I need to stop cutting onions when reading stories like this...

The dad deserves Father Of The Year

[progressoid]

4. Dang alergies still get me in the winter...

[okasha]

5. Damn cold front blew in all tbat pollen.

Sniffle.

[Amimnoch]

6. Great father! Reminds me of my own.

I have always counted myself as an EXTREMELY lucky one with my parents. When I came out to both of them in the early 90's, it was not a surprise to them, and they were completely supportive. Hell, they were relieved that I finally was ready to discuss it with them.. apparently my mother had been chewing her lip off for years wanting to discuss it with me, but felt it was my place to bring it up. Of course, I was also fortunate that both of my parents were liberal flower children from the 60's, and short of me being a hateful person, would love and accept anything about me.

My husband on the other hand has had a much harder time of it with his dad. After many discussions with him, I think this is one of those things that the only people who can truly understand how hard it is for the ones who have parents who reject them are others who were also rejected. My heart breaks for my husband and his relationship with his father, but that kind of environment being so alien to me, I'll never fully "get" the way's it has affected him... but I will always stand by and support him in every way that I am physically able to.

[William769]

7. AWESOME!