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Forsaken Children in an Age of Acceptance
The growing acceptance of same-sex marriage has created high expectations for those who come out of the closet. But that’s not always the case. Some are revealing their sexuality while they still depend on their families, which has helped to produce an epidemic of LGBT teenagers who are thrown out of their homes.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe growing acceptance of same-sex marriage has created high expectations for those who come out of the closet. But that’s not always the case. Instead of waiting until later in life, some are revealing their sexuality while they still depend on their families. That’s helped to produce an epidemic of homeless LGBT teenagers who are thrown out of their homes to survive on the streets. Family rejection is sometimes violent, and often based on religion. Can faith be a way of healing families, as well as breaking them up?
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Banner Image: Homeless youth in San Francisco, CA; Credit: Sean Gloster
