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Scenario

When parental love conflicts with community values

My son is gay and I am proud of him but my church friends have stopped inviting our family to gatherings and I am losing my community for loving my child.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impossible choice between child and community reveals how conditional acceptance operates to punish parents for unconditional love.

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 Discrimination as belonging denied?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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