DiscoverJust Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ TeenTips for Responding to Non-Affirming or Unsupportive Family and Friends
Tips for Responding to Non-Affirming or Unsupportive Family and Friends

Tips for Responding to Non-Affirming or Unsupportive Family and Friends

Update: 2021-03-07
Share

Description

Heather responds to a listener's question about how to handle someone who is non-affirming with a tip and an example-filled "101" episode.

She discusses the importance of word choice, gives several general tips, and three detailed examples based on the listener's situation, how to respond to a Christian family member or friend, and how to handle those who are homophobic.

Heather references three powerful resources:

Queer Theology

Nathanial Totten Green blog

letter on PFLAG

Connect with Heather:

Solutions listed on her website: https://chrysalismama.com

For the Language of LGBTQIA+ E-book, visit: https://learnwith.chrysalismama.com/book  

Digital Coming Out Course for Parents - Text Ally to 55444 to get Heather's "My kid just came out and I'm freaking out!" Toolkit!


Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Tips for Responding to Non-Affirming or Unsupportive Family and Friends

Tips for Responding to Non-Affirming or Unsupportive Family and Friends

Heather Hester