How do you think parents should react if their teen-aged daughter or son comes out to them?

There are measures that should help address LGBTQ inequality. These include having parents make clear to their children that all sexual orientations are equally valid; school programs continuing and strengthening their efforts to provide students a positive environment in regard to sexual orientation and to educate them about LGBTQ issues; federal law prohibiting all discrimination against LGBTQ; and the police force continuing to educate themselves about LGBTQ issues and strengthening their efforts to ensure that physical attacks on LGBTQ people are treated at least as seriously as attacks on other people.  

Respond to the following: How do you think parents should react if their teen-aged daughter or son comes out to them? Explain your answer.

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