Thanks, that's just the point I'm getting at. Just because your child or another family member comes out doesn't mean that you can just disown that person. One of my best friends in high school announced that he was gay, and I remember the problems that he had with his dad and stepmom. It was just heartwrenching for me to watch, because he was such a smart, funny guy and was a much better friend than any of the "saintly" straight Catholic kids that we went to school with (the ones who did drugs in the school parking lot, came to prom drunk, whored themselves out, etc...).
Why?