Family support makes a huge difference in the lives of people who come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
Plus, when relatives show LGBTQ+ folks just how much they care about them, it not only bolsters their own connection, but emboldens others to do the same; love is contagious.
So in an attempt to accelerate its spread, we at Bored Panda put together a collection of wholesome moments where parents and grandparents stood by their LGBTQ+ kids.
Continue scrolling to check them out and don’t miss the conversation we had on the topic with Dr. Danielle Ramo, a clinical psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer at BeMe Health.
#1 Just Came Out To My Grandma, She’s The Best
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#2 So Wholesome
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#3 After I Came Out, My Mom Wanted To Not Only Show Her Support To Me But To The Entire Community
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#4 Saw This On Facebook
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#5 Best Ally Grandma
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#6 Wholesome Dad
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#7 My Dad Got A New Bumper Sticker
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#8 As Long As He’s Supportive
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#9 Great Message Through The Decades
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#10 Sarah’s Dad Is A Real One
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#11 This Post My Mom Made On My Birthday A Few Years Ago Still Makes Me Cry
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#12 Shout Out To My Mom For Always Being My #1 Supporter
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#13 This Just Made Me Laugh, Thought I’d Share
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#14 I Told My Grandma I Was Bisexual A Few Weeks Ago And Today She Gave Me This. My Grandma Made Me A Rainbow Sweater
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#15 Loving Mother
My mom sent me this picture of her in her new shirt she found and bought herself. She grew up dirt poor in the south, surrounded by ignorance, and still surprises me every day with her ability to learn, grow, and love. She’s my hero.
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#16 My Grandma Is 83 And Lives In Rural Florida, Where She Is Surrounded By Anti-Gay People. She Just Had Her Two Front Benches Repainted In Support Of Her 3 LGBTQ Grandkids
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#17 Best Grandad Ever
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#18 My Uncle And Grandma On Their Way To A Pride Parade In The ‘80s
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#19 Man Offers ‘Free Dad Hugs’ At Pride Parade. I Wish Everyone Had Supportive Parents
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#20 My Dad, Who 7 Years Prior Put Me In Gay Conversion Therapy, Helping With My Bow Tie Moments Before Officiating My Wedding To My Beautiful Wife
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#21 NYC Pride, 1986
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#22 No Matter Who You Like You Matter
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#23 Grandpa Supporting LGBT
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#24 My Transgender Son Was Nervous About Telling Our Extended Family. His Grandparents Picked Us Up From The Airport With His Chosen Name On Their Shirts
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#25 My Stepdad Cracks Me Up, But Yay For Coming Out
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#26 I Brought My Boyfriend To My Sister’s Wedding And Introduced Him To My Very Evangelical Family. My Grandma Loved Him
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#27 I Came Out When I Was 14 (Now 35) And To Say My Parents Weren’t Thrilled Is A Complete Understatement. But Last Night, 21 Years Later, I Saw This Little Ornament On Their Tree
I really can’t believe how far they’ve both come as humans.
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#28 Wholesome Dad
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#29 My Teenager Daughter Running Towards Her Tribe. It Is Pride And I Am Proud
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#30 My Oma (Grandma) Made Me This Quilt For My Graduation. She Thought The Rainbows Would Be Good Because I’m Gay
My grandparents are new to this whole gay thing but they are doing their best.
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#31 Look At My Mom And Dog Showing Their Pride For Me! My Parents Used To Be Against Homosexuality Because Of Their Religion But They Accepted Me And Support Me
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#32 It’s Not Much, But My Mom Got Me A Pride Narwhal After I Came Out
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#33 What A Sweet Dad
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#34 My Friend Came Out To Her Grandmother, And Grandma Did This
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#35 Nothing More Wholesome Than Loving And Supportive Parents
Army dude came and ordered something “kinda gay” cause his son came out to his mom and was apparently scared his dad was gonna hate him or be mad.
Dude: he’s my boy, I love him. Can you make me something, kinda, you know… Kind of Gay?
Me: I got you…
Parenting level: expert.
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#36 I Came Out To My Parents. It Went Better Than I Expected
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#37 My Dad Thought He’d Given Me The Perfect Gift At An Early Christmas Gathering. He Did
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#38 I Got This Pog LEGO. I Also Want To Thank My Parents For Supporting Me
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#39 My Mom Is Definitely An Ally
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#40 Love This So Much
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#41 More Parents Like This Please
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#42 My Mom Bought Me My First Suit Today, And I Couldn’t Be Happier
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#43 Came Out As Trans To My Parents This Year. My Mom Made Me Break Down Crying With This One
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#44 Greatest Mum, NYC Pride March, 1981
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#45 My Mom Who Used To Be A Homophobe In Every Way A Few Years Ago, Bought Me These Dresses A Week Ago And Calls Me Zoey All The Time
Words can’t express how happy I am that my mom came around and accepted me. We may live 7 hours apart now, but she still shows her love in whatever way she can.
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#46 Thanks Mom
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#47 I Recently Came Out As Trans After Not Feeling Comfortable In My Own Skin. My Mom Took Me Shopping The Other Day, And I Got This Outfit
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#48 Today I Went Shopping With My Mom At Norstrom Rack, And I Couldn’t Find Her For A Second. When I Found Her, She Held This Up And Said – “I Am So Getting This For You”
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#49 My Parents Are Really Trying! They Had The Idea To Make A “Deadname Jar”. Every Time They Use My Deadname And Pronouns They Put In A Quarter
This will all go to the Trevor project once they are used to my new name.
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#50 I’m Calling Them This From Now On
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