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Oh My God !

Oh my God !  why is this?

Oh my God !  how is this?

Oh my God ! why is my child Gay?

This is what the ignorant parent would say.

And your answer to such a question would be.

Maybe,  just maybe,  they were really born that way.

It is not any of the things said or done after you mated.

It is just what happened the very moment,

That their soul was created.

And where ones desires and attractions fall.

Is not for you to decide at all.

No one really knows from where,  and from when.

God`s love will call.

Also,  if your child has the courage to say,  Yes,  I am that way !

There goes a remarkable person !

Deserving of your Love and support,  thank-you,  That is all.....

 

By J.D. Bardo 

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 8th Feb 2021 14:12

The fear of "difference" still remains within the human race. But
things are improving; indeed - have improved to the extent that the
applied identity is no longer whispered and kept in the shadows,
subject to criminal action. But with that comes responsibility and
awareness of respect for others' health and well-being. Human
happiness demands as much. .

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keith jeffries

Mon 8th Feb 2021 08:08

This is a poem I like as a gay person as it sends a clear message that being gay is not a question of choice or being taught how to be gay or that there is such a thing as conversion therapy. As the poet describes, sexuality is formed in a synonymous situation with the creation of the soul, when a person's real identity is created. It is unique to that person.

Thank you for the courage to address this subject as it is so often filled with misconceptions and misunderstandings.
Well done and thank you

Keith

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