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What To Do When Your Kid Asks What Gay Means
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[quote:scorpio66:MV8yMDc0OTc1XzM0OTI5ODY1X0I4MTM1MTlD] we never made a big deal out of sex in general with my kids - it is a part of life they'll learn about sooner or later - better from their open, honest, non-judgmental parent(s) i say. if they asked questions, they got straight answers that they could understand based on their age. really, never censored their tv or movies too much either. it's the sheltered kids that tend to go wild with drugs and teen babies and whatnot. we never acted weird or secretive about it and mine are all sensible and well-adjusted teens to young adults now with no weird hangups or learned hatred for anyone based on sex, religion, race, etc. people are people, everyone's different. and that's ok! [/quote]
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Mia Freedman From: Sunday Herald Sun December 09, 2012
The fact that The Gay Talk is a relatively new thing is wonderful because it means same-sex relationships are no longer underground - unlike during my own childhood when I didn't know any gay people.
In hindsight, of course I did. In fact, I was surrounded by them but in the '70s and '80s, the closet was much bigger and more oppressive so they were invisible to me.
There were no openly gay celebrities, no gay characters in TV shows or movies and no gay people in public life.
It's only decades later that I realised my most beloved primary school teacher was a lesbian, an older cousin was gay and one of my favourite aunts was a lesbian, although she hadn't told anyone yet, especially not her husband and kids.
So The Gay Talk never came up for me although I very clearly remember having The Sex Talk with my Mum when I was about seven years old.
She took a pre-emptive strike approach, talking me through the whole shebang in the hope that I'd have all the relevant information well before I needed it..........
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