The following is an article that I found in the Huffington Post during the week:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Amelia/when-your-7-year-old-son-announces-im-gay_b_1277910.html
It tells the story of a mother and her approach to her young son announcing his sexuality at age seven. It ties into our discussions on Frued bringing up ideas of childhood sexuality. I feel that the situation described here isn't one that would be handled in the same way about fifty years ago. The child may have been told that he was "wrong" and shouldn't mention any of that at school. These parents, though, have really made efforts to make their child feel comfortable with what he likes at home, and have requested teachers to be as understanding as possible. Some people may feel that the child is simply parroting a term ("gay") without understanding what it implies, which is a possibility. Regardless, the reaction of the parents give the child the early impression that he will be loved regardless of what sexual preferences he develops later on in life.
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