Moms on their kid’s coming out (6)

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Xinyu's son came out simple.

"He sent me a text message that said ‘mom I'm gay'," she said.

At first she thought he was suffering from some kind of psychological disease and went about looking for treatment. Then she realized it was not going to work but still hoped that one day things will change. "Even it's just getting married, having a child and then divorce," she said.

She dared not to tell her husband and had to take it all by herself. "I asked myself ‘why, did I do something wrong and this is God punishing me? '"

Her husband turned hysterical when he came to know that his son was gay. "Let him die!" He yelled and then bursted into tears.

Half a year later, Xinyu was still full of tears when speaking of his son's coming out of the closet. But the tears were of understanding and tolerance. Now she's been in contact with a large number of gay people through various means and is beginning to throw her support behind the group.