With a laugh, he points out Jesus was the same age when he was crucified. O'Flynn needed a safe place to get information. It was too scary to acknowledge anything. But this was a group of people who were going to accept me for who I was and for who I couldn't accept myself to be. Less than a year after that initial meeting and a period of group therapy, workshops and counseling, O'Flynn told his family.
Most members remain active for the same reason.
Everyone laughs and agrees. When parents find out, they want to be loving and supportive, but they don't know how. There are all these emotions. Then you get mad, because it's not fair that your child is being treated like this. You become an activist.