Good day. Your article on "gay" teens appearsh to have been written by PFLAG and does not reflect the core issues regarding Same Sex Attraction. Parents have a good reason to be concerned about Same Sex Attraction in children. To sugar coat it with "it's ok" or encouraging words from PFLAG does much to support a political agenda and nothing to support the gender discordant child. Today our children and grandchildren are not receiving accurate information on SSA due to censorship in public libraries, school libraries, and bookstores ( www.endcensorship.com) . When children with unwanted Same Sex Attraction are referred to well meaning organizations such as PFLAG, GLSEN, and GLADD, a critical step is missed. “Gay” affirming organizations provided these children with only one line of thinking. This in turn removes “choice” from the equation. These sensitive children and their families should be offered choices. Undeniably, the media has played an important role in this gradual development SSA in our culture, especially among the young. (http://www.cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2008/20081008150647.asp... ). The Rand Corporation recently published a study linking teen pregnancies to what children watch on TV. ( http://www.rand.org/health/abstracts/2008/11/chandra.html ). Based upon this insightful research, one can logically assume when children watch “gay” affirming programming, similar results occur. The American College of Pediatricians has recently provided an informative article about gender discordant children…. http://www.acpeds.org/index.cgi?BISKIT=1182133937&CONTEXT=art&cat=10005&...
. If a person chooses to self identify as “gay” or lesbian that is their decision and must be respected. The decision however should be an informed decision. People with Unwanted Same Sex Attraction need to know they have choices. Please take it upon yourself to understand SSA. The scientific statistics are that 1 in 33 kids will develop SSA (http://www.narth.com/docs/questions.html ), (http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid53742.asp ). PFLAG statistics put the number at 1 in 10 ( http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=30781). Either way, it’s a lot of kids and nobody can discount the obstacles SSA children will face. Watch the 15 minute video at www.homosexuality101.com. Two stories worth reading are about Greg Louganis by Richard Cohen of the International Healing Foundation as this story should never ever happen again to a child, anywhere: http://www.charityadvantage.com/International_Healing_FounFDXHCY/images/.... Another story is from AARP about elderly people of the “gay” and lesbian community (http://www.365gay.com/news/elderly-gays-forging-new-alliances/ ). Additional information and resources can be found at the following web sites: www.narth.com , www.homosexuality101.com , www.pathinfo.org , ww.pfox.org , www.jonahweb.org , www.ismychildgay.com , www.gaytostraight.org , www.endcensorhip.com . Please share with others. Use some common sense before you allow your child to travel this long and winding road. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Jose Schwartz