I heard this week on WMBI radio something from your group about gay issues... I have a teenage son who thinks he's gay...a high-schooler. I don't believe he is yet entrenched in any sort of gay lifestyle. . . What's a mom to do with a loved one who is beginning to believe he's gay?!
My heart goes out to you in dealing with your precious son who has been
lied to about being gay. It's one thing to have same-gender feelings, but
quite another to put the "gay" label on oneself when it doesn't have to
be that way.
I have two suggestions for you. First, a book was written for EXACTLY young men like him, which I strongly suggest you get, read, and give to him. It's called You Don't Have to Be Gay by Jeff Konrad. Amazon.com carries it; so does Regeneration Books (http://www.exodusnorthamerica.org/resources/), in association with Exodus International, the umbrella organization for ex-gay ministries. This book is a series of letters written by a man who discovered that through the power of Christ he could leave his homosexual identity behind, to a young man just beginning to consider that option. The wonderful thing is, the young man who received the letters is Mike Haley, who WAS healed of homosexuality and now works for Focus on the Family as a youth and gender specialist. Mike has put together some awesome materials for kids in exactly your son's position, and I suggest you contact Focus (1-800-A-FAMILY) and ask for the literature on youth and homosexuality. (That's my second suggestion.)
In the meantime, we have several articles on homosexuality on the Probe Ministries website that may be of help to you:
Homosexuality: Nature, Nurture and Compassion
http://www.probe.org/docs/homosex1.html
Homosexual Myths
http://www.probe.org/docs/homomyth.html
Homosexuality: Questions and Answers
http://www.probe.org/docs/homo-q&a.html
Homosexual Theology
http://www.probe.org/docs/homotheo.html
I hope this helps. The Lord bless you and keep you in these difficult days.
In His grip,
Sue Bohlin
Probe Ministries