Parenting with Pride: Unlearn Bias and Embrace, Empower, and Love Your LGBTQ+ Teen

If a kid is LGBTQ+, it may take an enormous amount of courage to come out to their parents, even if their parents love them unconditionally. So what can parents do to assure their children that they are safe in talking to them about something so personal and profound.

We talk today with Heather Hester, author of the book “Parenting with Pride: Unlearn Bias and Embrace, Empower, and Love Your LGBTQ+ Teen.”

The most common question we get around this subject is deceptively simple: What DO you say if your kid comes out to you? While there’s no “right way” to respond there are specific ways to show up with love, courage and clarity for our LGBTQ+ children. We’ll offer advice on how to keep this from becoming an interrogation, and how to listen to your child in an authentic way versus “virtue signaling.”

Finally, you’ll get some valuable tips on how to take care of your kid if other family members are non-affirming especially/ even during the holidays.