For National Coming Out Day, These Polar-Opposite PSAs Show 2 Paths Parents Can Take

RPA and L.A.'s LGBT Center contrast support vs. isolation

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No two coming out experiences will ever be the same, just as no two people who come out are the same. For straight parents, especially those with little experience with the LGBTQ community, that open-ended aspect of a child identifying as gay, bisexual or transgender can make it feel like there’s no clear playbook for how to respond.

In a two-part set of PSAs created by agency RPA for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, however, the myriad potential responses are boiled down to two options: Respond with love, or don’t.

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