The Gay Dad Project documentary film will put names to faces, and faces to the places of families who have experienced a parent coming out. We will introduce you to the gay parents, straight spouses, and children from various locations in the US and possibly other parts of the world.
Through live interviews and on location footage, we hope the film will be a powerful educational tool to let the world know that these families exist and thrive. It will also provide encouragement and support for people who may not be aware that there are other families like theirs.
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My husband of 13 years just told me he wanted a divorce because he is gay. We have a 9 year old daughter. She has a very open mind about sexuality being raised to understand that boys can love boys and girls can love girls. Anyway I think she needs to be told now and he wants to wait until she is 12 or 13 to tell her.
Robyn,
I was told my dad was gay when I was 12. My parents disagreed about when to tell my other younger siblings. One parent wanted to wait until they were ready. I have to say that I think waiting was the wrong thing. Kids have an incredible ability to understand. I think waiting could create more issues like it did for one of my siblings. I hope this is helpful in some way. Just my opinion having gone through it.
~Abi
Robyn,
We apologize for just seeing this! Of course it’s your child and your decision, but if I were her, I’d want to be told sooner rather than later. And it’s quite possible that by now you’ve already decided one way or the other. Since this comment wasn’t on an actual blog post it somehow slipped past us, and we’re sorry.
Please know we are here for all of you. Our post today is by the founder of the Straight Spouse Network, which may be helpful to you. And I am personally willing to reach out or talk to your daughter…or to you, if I can help in any way.
Please feel free to email me directly at erin@gaydadproject.org.
Thank you for reading and we regret the delay in response.
Sincerely,
Erin Margolin