The real, true story about how parents adopted out their child when he came out as gay

[William769]

Early April 2013 a story on social media started immediately “going viral.”

More than 72,000 people shared a story called, “Parents put 16-year-old daughter up for adoption after learning she is gay.” Almost as suddenly as the story had taken off, it halted. Blushing page administrators started removing it quickly as details, such as the family living in “Southern Carolina” pointed to a growing understanding.

The story was fake. It was, in fact, a satire from the site Deacon Tyson Bowers III.

The story was not far fetched.



Writer and LGBT youth advocate Cathy Kristofferson states, “Youth who come out to their parents are rejected by those parents at a rate of 50%, with 26% immediately thrown out of the house to become instantly homeless and many following soon after as a result of the physical and verbal abuse … Empowered by the gains in equality and acceptance with the heightened visibility the adult gay community has welcomed of late, youth are emboldened to come out at ever-younger ages while still reliant on parents who are a flip of the coin away from rejecting them.”

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/03/the-real-true-story-about-how-parents-adopted-out-their-child-when-he-came-out-as-gay/

His story at link.

[mcar]

1. My son knows a boy at his HS whose parents kicked him out

when he came out. Son's best pal started the school's gay/straight alliance and he's gone to a few meetings with her.

It was an eye opener, to be sure.

The kid in question is now staying at a friend's house but I cannot even imagine what he must be feeling. What kind of shriveled heart would turn their own child away for simply being.

[William769]

2. ...

[peacebird]

3. I do not understand how a parent could turn their back on their child.

All i want for my son is that he be happy in his life, and that he find someone he loves, who loves him back and treats him well.
I simply cannot understand any parent who can throw their child away because of who the child is?

[madinmaryland]

4. Sadly there are a lot of people that still believe that it is a "choice" and are abhored by that

"choice". It is changing, but there are still a lot of people that think it is a "choice" and not the way their child is wired.

[mcar]

5. Fortunately our children's generation is largely over that bigotry

I see so much to be hopeful about in my and my friend's kids. These stupid bigotries just aren't there.

I truly believe they will make the difference many of us have tried to make. We may have gotten it started. But so many roadblocks, thanks to the older generation and the neanderthals in ours, have made it slow going. We've left them a hard road to hoe. But contrary to what the MSM says, I think the Millenials rock!

[William769]

6. kick.

[Cha]

7. Now there's an oxymoron.. "conservatives and on welfare".

Wow, Corey's dad really has an extreme form of hate. Knocked into his head by "Religious=HateRUS?

That's quite an escape story.. the first and the second!

"..Dale described what happened next, “Initially we set Corey’s bedroom up in our basement. We gathered what we could since he didn’t bring anything with him. His first bedroom in our home was made of walls with moving blankets tacked to the ceiling. There was a bed, a nightstand, an old dresser and a box fan. That kid was so freaking happy. I think that moment really made Aubrey, Andrew and Mason appreciate what they have. Made me cry to see Corey with next to nothing and be happy about it.”

That is one of the most Poignant life stories I've ever read, William. .. Mahalo

For Corey, Mindy, Dale, Aubrey, Andrew, and Mason~ And, All of Us..