Being a Beacon of Authenticity – Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen Episode 65

20 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Heather Hester. This content was uploaded by Heather Hester. This is a YouTube episode titled "Being a Beacon of Authenticity – Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen Episode 65" (posted 2023-04-20T22:00:27Z). The excerpt is a short multi-speaker discussion from the episode in which speakers discuss LGBTQIA+ representation, affirming and accepting identities, parental support for fluidity in children, vulnerability, and meeting kids where they are. The clip appears to come from a parenting-focused show about supporting LGBTQ teens.

The LGBTQIA+ community needs representation everywhere it can get it. Say it is 1,000% okay to be whoever the hell you are. It's pretty incredible to walk around being both that vulnerable and that comfortable at the same time.
Realizing that, you know, if somebody else has an issue, that's theirs. It's not yours.
Meet your kids exactly where they are. Right now, because they are fluid, we are fluid, life is fluid. I think the real joy in life comes when you just meet the people who mean the most to you.