LGBTQ Children in Catholic Families: A Deacon’s View of Holy Family Sunday

We slowly came to the realization that we hadn’t lost the person who had been our son.  In fact, in many respects we got our child back, as she embraced her gender identity and emerged from the depths of depression.  All the creativity, humor, empathy, and intelligence that make her an exceptional person are still there and are shining through stronger than ever.  And I’d like to think that the acceptance of her immediate and extended Catholic family have played some part in that positive transformation.

via LGBTQ Children in Catholic Families: A Deacon’s View of Holy Family Sunday.

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