Podcasts Health Youth Questions How do I "come out" to my parents?

How do I "come out" to my parents?

Published: Oct. 7, 2011, 7:21 a.m.

b'This week we answer a question from a teen who asks, "How do I come out to my parents?" That's a loaded question and it's and extremely difficult question to answer in a short video without offending someone. Some will wish we focused more on the sin issue while others will applaud that we didn't. Regardless, everyone will pigeon hole us into either the pro-gay or anti-gay camps, probably the former because we didn't specifically identify ourselves with the latter. Let's all be pro-people that God loves and created before jumping straight to sin issues, which we all all have. (Luke 6:42) While we realize there are many people on both sides of the issue of homosexuality and LGBT lifestyles, our purpose in this video is not to debate what we feel is right or wrong, but rather to just straight-up answer the question for this person and trust that the people around them will help them do what's right. We'd love to hear what your thoughts and experiences are in the comments below! Just keep them clean, friendly, and helpful. Please and thank you. AMAZON: "Love Is An Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community" http://stumin.org/qFwIzb MARIN FOUNDATION http://www.themarinfoundation.org ANDREW'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/AndrewMarin1 OTHER LINKS TO CHECK OUT http://exodusinternational.org/ http://www.gaychristian.net/ TIM'S VLOG CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/godrox ASK YOUR QUESTION ANONYMOUSLY http://www.formspring.me/youthquestions SUBMIT A VIDEO QUESTION http://dropbox.yousendit.com/youthquestions LET'S CONNECT! http://www.facebook.com/youthquestions http://twitter.com/youthquestions GET OUR WEEKLY VIDEOS VIA EMAIL http://eepurl.com/dceZA RSS FEED FOR OUR VIDEOS http://feeds.feedburner.com/youthquestionsvids DISCLAIMER We are not professional counselors nor therapists. We're just people who love teenagers and give information and encouragement based on our experiences and what we've learned from others. This information is given with the understanding that we are not offering professional advice. Since the details of your particular situation are fact dependent, you should additionally seek the services of a competent professional. Music modified and used with permission under the Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" License, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). VIDEO COPYRIGHT 2011 Life In Student Ministry, LLC.'