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Scenario

How to support LGBTQ children in traditional indigenous communities

My son is gay and afraid to come out because he thinks the community will reject him and I want to support him but I also do not know how our traditional teachings apply to his identity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parental love seeks to reconcile traditional teachings with contemporary understanding of gender and sexuality.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous clan and community systems?”

Peri

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