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. 1991 May;37:1197–1201.

Answering Parents' Questions About Homosexuality

Helping parents to accept their child's sexual orientation

Miriam Kaufman
PMCID: PMC2145355  PMID: 21229026

Abstract

This article answers many questions that parents ask about homosexuality, focusing on the need to respond to the gay teenager in a way that reinforces self-esteem and self-confidence.

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