My youngest daughter is 15 and she just became friends with a gay girl. Actually hubby and I met the parents and became friends with them and then my daughter and theirs became friends. Because of so many stereotypes re gay people, she was kinda hesitant about this kid spending the night. I told her that the girl knew she wasn't gay, so she would not "hit" on her...well, imagine my daughter's suprise when the new friend told her how hot she was!! I told her she wasn't making a move, jsut telling her she thought she was pretty.
She is now friends with this girl and her girlfriend, and she gets caught in the middle of their spats now! She told me this weekend-"gay people have waaay more problems than straight people!"
Guess the point is-it is true that kids are coming out earlier than before. I think possibly they are getting the support that they would not have in the past. When I was young, you didn't really see it because they were afraid of not being accepted and possibly even hurt-now it's good to see that kids are not as mean as they once were....
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