The group was an eye-opener. Both parents and gays come to meetings to discuss the issues concerning homosexuality, including how to tell family and friends about it. Julian started attending Parents FLAG with her, and by spring, the two of them were participating in workshops for kids and parents. Julian thinks that a child's homosexual orientation may be more difficult for fathers to accept than it is for mothers. It seems to me it's harder for fathers because of the whole macho thing.
People complain about how hard homosexuality is to accept.
I don't find it to be easy, but I try to stress that there is a worthwhile side to this. Ben says he's very proud of his parents. I felt compelled for the sake of my own integrity to tell them. It was something that was making me happier than I'd ever been, and I didn't want to degrade my experience by having to lie about it to them. I now feel much closer to both my parents.