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If you're living as a homosexual from when you have a small child, I think it goes with the raising of this child that homosexuality is something that happens, and it isn't dangerous.

Children will naturally ask questions, and talking about how some women just happen to fall in love with other women, and some men just happen to fall in love with other men is a floor level introduction that most children accept.

There's not much need to go in to the whole matter of how sex works any earlier than one usually would.



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I know it is likely obvious the child is gay, but maybe its not something you tell them at all. Maybe you just make it obvious your home has no issues about homosexuality and let him grow up on his own.



It should never be hidden those you love because it's not a bad thing.

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I'm confused.
Isn't it more logical the kid finds out he/she is gay?



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My dad told me I was gay every single day.



Maybe your kid doesn't realize it. You should leave out some gay magazines and see what happens.



Wait, who's gay? The kid or the parent?

If it's the kid, then no need to tell him, obviously... they would know best.

If it's the parent, just openly loving someone of the same sex would give that away. So just be open about it from the beginning, the kid's age shouldn't matter.



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But if you don't tell him he is gay, he might never know. Conversely, then you might just end up with one of those really really outwardly gay adult males who actually have a girlfriend somehow.



I don't think that parents should tell their kid that it is gay, bi or straight. To understand in which gender the kid is interested in is the kids "job" but it would be good if parents would raise their kids in a manner that the kid doesn't think that one is better as the other. If you raise your kid without prejudices and if your kid knows that it can tell you that it believes to be gay without any problems everything should be fine.