One aspect of lesbian/gay-parented families that merits attention is the coming out of the parents to their children. In the present study, we extended the current literature by exploring both the emotional and verbal responses of children who find out their parents are lesbian/gay. Findings showed that, while participants experienced a combination of negative, neutral, and positive reactions to learning about their parents’ sexual orientation, verbal reactions were limited to supportive messages and information seeking. Practical implications for lesbian/gay parented families and practitioners are included.

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男女同性恋父母子女的言语和情感反应

值得关注的女同性恋/同性恋家庭的一方面是父母对子女的影响。在本研究中，我们通过探索发现父母是女同性恋/同性恋者的孩子的情感和言语反应，扩展了当前的文献。研究结果表明，尽管参与者在了解父母的性取向时经历了负面，中性和正面反应，但言语反应仅限于支持性信息和信息搜寻。对女同性恋/同性恋父母家庭和从业者的实际影响也包括在内。