This was written in such a thoughtful way and touched on real issues encountered by gay kids and their parents. And may i ad that just because a child or adult even, doesnt have gay mannerisms that is no assurance that they are not guy. People express themselves in such a variety of ways (thankfully and interestingly) one certainly cannot assume a person is gay or not gay becsuse of the mannerisms each displays. I had a family whos children were my friends. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters. 2 of them were gay but only in one case did mannerisms SEEM to indicate who was gay. Anyway I just want to compliment Emily’s observations. Very well written and expressed. Thank you Emily, for yoyr woke approach.