[Richard]

Living 20 minutes north of you, where the nearest substantial gay community exists, I know the challenges of coming out in Alberta. If you look at things like the Vriend decision, and your own statements about the other parents, it will be a huge challenge for him to come out. If you attempt to ask him directly, the reply will most likely be an “of course not.” While you may understandably get frustrated, he does have to come to grips with it himself. I knew that I had the love and support of my parents, yet it still took a suicide attempt for me to tell them. The web page at http://freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/glcce/ might be of some assistance. They can put you in touch with PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) as well as resource people here. Further, if your stepson does come out, GLCCE can get him in touch with the Gay Youth Group.

Also, Edmonton is not that far away. Indeed, I know of a few people your stepson’s age who are from Leduc and come to the city. In fact, when I first saw your posting, it struck me that your stepson might be someone who dated one of my employees.

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Name : Richard, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 30, City : Edmonton, Alberta, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Businessman, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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