Love them and encourage them and understand that your nephew is going through something far more difficult and stressful than you and your family. So, have some empathy. This isn't easy for a 14 year old. Showing any kind of disdain or disgust is a great way to lose them forever, or worse, they decide to end their life, which happens all too frequently. So I guess you have to decide do we accept this person for who they are so we can have them around, or show our opposition and quite literally lose them. Seems like a pretty easy call. I would offer therapy for whatever they are thinking and feeling and proactively do some research so it shows I was engaged and supportive, and could speak intelligently on the subject, and if I didn't know something would not pretend to know. But this is just what I would do.
I do appreciate that. To provide some context, he has a narcissistic father who, apparently, only seems to be interested in wind surfing, motocross, drinking wine, and massaging his mega-million stocks portfolio. In other words, no real room nor time for his only "son". His 3 daughters he does seem to spend time with. In all of this, I thought my nephew just wants to be loved and accepted. Is not getting that, so now wants to be a girl. Dunno. Anyway, he loves his uncle Tim (me), so I had the hair-brained thought of taking him on one of those nature-type experiences, and bond with him...guy-to-guy. You know, campfires, fishing, hiking, and the like. If he chooses not, that's OK. No judgement whatsoever. Hi mother loves him dearly, but is (silently) pulling her hair out over this. They live in Park City, UT. Oh, and the parents are going through a divorce. Go figure.
You should give him some masculine experiences. Play some hard tackle football with him and hurt him. Take him to the city park fountain and shoot ducks in the pond. Take him to your favorite whorehouse.
Contact PFLAG. Parents and Friends if Gays and Lesbians. They are on line. I can guarantee they can help.
I think what might be so hard for parents is not always that they are 'against' anyone's lifestyle or sexuality (although that can obv be the case), but they know what lies ahead for them, and it can be so hard and challenging. It's not as simple as "hey I dont care what you are, I love you no matter what" - even though that's the truth. Its... "I love you no matter what but what about school/friends/co-workers/strangers, who will treat you like shit for no other reason than your gender/sexuality". It is scary. You worry about them.
Florida governor DeSantis stood on the site of the Pulse nightclub massacre and pledged full support. But that was before planning a presidential run in the Trump party. After boasting of the state's budget surplus, he used line item veto to eliminate funding for mental health and other services for Pulse survivors. Happy Pride.
We watched Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil last night. We loved, LOVED Lady Chablis' performance!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_Chablis
He's been playing gritty bad guy roles....he stopped being leading man material long ago...last movie I saw him in he played a serial killer but the role he played that I thought he was great in was his portrayal of Edgar Alan Poe....perfect casting job....his movies pretty much go straight to dvd these days...heard him interviewed on Marc Marons podcast recently....brilliant guy..stayed in Chicago and didn't do the Hollywood circuit much after he made it. .
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