those adolescents who want to be open and honest with their parents receive that
after disclosure. Parents are usually accepting after time their child?s
sexual preference (107) Conclusion This paper has effort to generally show
youths growing up gay. A number of issues have been presented involving gay
identity formation, parental interaction, and disclosure. Homosexuality is a
very controversial subject. By no mean does this paper try to say that it is
?totally correct.? However, the paper does examine logical theoretical ideas
of what gay adolescents endure, using and combining research and reports of
other gay studies.
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