don't wait for your kid to come out

tell them right now: i support and love you no matter your gender or sexuality

the bills in some states mandating teachers inform parents if their child is doing any kind of gender exploration does more than put kids whose parents will be violent at risk

it means any kids who are unsure how their parent will react cannot safely do any sort of gender exploration then come out to their parents when they feel ready

so right now. tell your kid. don't give them any room for doubt.

@deilann
this is how my mother raised me
15 years ago I was 10
I didn't know about my sexuality or gender
but I knew she would love and support me
no matter what,
I didn't feel a need to have a coming out
I didn't have any pressure over it

simply brought home my first bf eventually
introduced him as such, and it was perfectly normal

this is the ideal,
this is what we need

I got insanely lucky