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Singapore: we need help. My son of 20 years suddenly told us he is gay. His behaviour changed recently and we are very concerned that he may be influenced or manipulator by “them”.
From young, we are very close to him and do not see sign of him being feminine and liking dolls of the sort at all.
Now we have engaged a counselling center. Can you tell us there any better way we can consult any exgays.Thanks.
Being “feminine and liking dolls” doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with being gay. If you are close to your son as you say, perhaps that is why he was able to tell you that he is gay. Don’t return his trust with unsubstantiated “therapy” that even the largest ex-gay group in the world, Exodus International, has denounced. It doesn’t work, nor should there be any reason to attempt it. If you want be a part of your son’s life in the future, get yourself to counseling so you can understand your fears and leave him alone. All you will get from those promising “change” is snake oil and pain — it’s a charade.
If people’s sexuality can’t change, why do some lesbian women say they never had a same-sex attraction or even had an “inkling” they were lesbian until they were married, divorced, and in their late 20s or 30s. I was surprised to hear (and read) practicing lesbians say say this on 3 occasions lately. Couldn’t a lesbian discover she is heterosexual in her 30s? Just asking.
You will need a better reference than hearsay to form the basis of a legitimate discussion on this. While there is some indication that female sexuality is somewhat more fluid than male, there is no evidence that any changes can be made to happen through an act of will or any other purposeful process.
We should also note that there is a Kinsey Scale (and others) for a reason.