Talk on LGBT tolerance, family support draws rapt attention in Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo News - - MLive.com
KALAMAZOO — Some people took notes rapidly, while others nodded their heads occasionally in agreement.
Some took in the intense information silently.
Others wept.
One thing is certain — when Caitlin Ryan presented “Tolerance: Promoting Family Support for LGBT Youth” to a standing-room-only crowd at the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University on Thursday evening, every one listened. Her speech about families and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth was followed by rousing applause and a question-and-answer session with the group of professionals, family members and community leaders.
“When some kids come out, their families react with rejection,” she said. “Others experience ambivalence among family members and some families are accepting.”
But no matter where the reactions fall on the spectrum, Ryan pointed out that they all come from the same source — love.....
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