How can I comfort the parents of a gay friend?

Question

I have a very good friend (not my b/f) who has discovered his attraction to men. His parents suffer terribly from this fact. How can I console them and bring back peace to an otherwise perfect relationship.

Answer 1

Tell them all they have to do is convince him he really likes women. It's all in his head, a few playboys should do the trick.

Answer 2

tell them this:
Most people, even priests and scholars, are unaware that the passages about homosexuality have been either misinterpreted or misunderstood.

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah? That's a warning against rape and inhospitality. The reason for Sodom's destruction is made clear in Ezekiel 16:48-50. According to Ezekiel, the sins of Sodom were pride, laziness, being inhospitable, neglecting the needs of the poor, greed, and idolatry (the worshipping of idols). Nothing about homosexuality is mentioned.

Leviticus? Those passages were part of the Holiness Code which has been done away with and is no longer binding to modern-day Christians.

1 Corinthians? Mistranslation - the word malakee in this passage is used elsewhere in the Bible to mean someone who lacks discipline or one who is morally weak, and never is it used in reference to sexuality or gender.

1 Timothy? Also a mistranslation. 1 Timothy was an admonishment against male prostitution, not committed, loving same sex relationships.

Romans? In the passage the Greek words physin and paraphysin have been translated to mean natural and unnatural respectively. Contrary to popular belief, the word paraphysin does not mean "to go against the laws of nature", but rather implies action which is uncharacteristic for that particular person. An example of the word paraphysin is used in Romans 11:24, where God acts in an uncharacteristic (paraphysin) way to accept the Gentiles. When the scripture is understood correctly, it seems to imply that it would be unnatural for a homosexual to live as a heterosexual and vice versa.

besides being strait is a sin too! how? strait men and women look at the opposite sex and think sexual thoughts. it states in the bible, 'if you thought it, you might as well have done it'.

Answer 3

Tell them they are foolish to be suffering. Do you know how many people in the world have lost a child & would give their own lives just to bring them back?? Your friend could do without those kind of parents

Answer 4

Refer them to P-Flag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). They deal with this all the time.

Answer 5

You have to let his parents come to terms with this. There's nothing you can do for them. They have to find within their own hearts to accept him and love him as their son.

Answer 6

explain to them that regardless of what sex thier son chooses to be with thier interest should be what makes him happya nd that in the end regardless of what he does hes still their same son he always was. and that what or who he choses to be with shouldnt change that, because he hasnt changed only what he is happy with has.

Answer 7

They will adjust over time. If the love their son, They will come around.

Answer 8

Tell them, "Look on the bright side, you have a built in interior designer!"

Answer 9

tell them that he's still their son and that they are still family.. tell them that being gay wasn't necessarily his choice, it's just a fact of life.. tell them they should be happy that he's finally come to terms with who he really is.

Answer 10

it'll do you no good until they lose their ignorance, their hate for gays, and probably lose their ridiculous cult values.