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Tips for supporting your teenager 

Coming to terms with their sexuality and coming out will be a pretty big deal for your teenager. Get practical tips to support them through the process and understand what they're going through. 

If you want to know more about what sexuality and sexual identity means then head to our Understand page. 

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Coming out at school

Learn about supporting your teenager to come out about their sexuality at school.

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Help your teenager with coming out

By coming out, your teenager is taking steps accepting themselves, and ownership of who they are.

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Support your teenager through public debate

Watch this video to learn more about preventing the rights of your teenager from being compromised.

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Boy Erased: Dealing with confronting themes

'Boy Erased' deals with the confronting issue of gay conversion therapy. Get some tips for supportin

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Navigating the public debate as an LGBTQI parent

Watch this video to hear from a family and how they navigate this issue.

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Supporting teens with their sexuality

While you can’t make your teen talk to you about their sexuality, you can help them feel supported.

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