[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Outing DD and Kids

[Kathryn Lambert]

sistermagpie <sistermagpie at earthlink.net> wrote:          Alex:
> Oh, Heck! My girls, who are 8 and 4 have a wonderful gay uncle that 
they (and I) love very, very much. The 8 year old "gets it" from 
watching "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" for 2 years now (Willow [her 
favorite character]and Tara's relationship made her go "Awww, they love 
each other SO much!" ), and knowing that people of the same sex can 
love each other as much as anyone else can. I told her about 
Dumbledore, and she just said that it was sad that that guy hurt him. 
It's time that everyone grows up with gay awareness. It's not going 
away, so children should learn at an early age that love is love, and 
acceptance is one of the most important qualities in life.

Magpie:
That's the way I look at it as well. I honestly don't think there's 
anything inherently disturbing or confusing to a kid about the idea 
that two people of the same sex can love each other. I can remember 
when I learned of the concept and it wasn't disturbing to me at all. I 
think I was probably around 7 at the time. 

-m
   
  ***Katie: Growing up with a gay father in a monogamous long-term relationship, I can attest that it is not at all inherently disturbing to children. My mother, who had good reason to resent my dad, had she wished to, just explained that my dad and his partner loved each other the way she and my dad used to, and that it was perfectly normal. I never felt upset or like an outcast because of it, and was very proud of my dad when I got to be teenager, because he did lots of gay rights work and outreach work in the HIV/AIDS community. 
   
  My dad and his partner always came to events at my school (which was a Catholic school, BTW!! : )) and none of my friends ever thought it was strange, nor were they overly curious. Just, "Katie has two daddies." No big deal. 
   
  Anyway, just wanted to throw that in the discussion.  : ) Katie


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