Abstract
This study focused on the retrospective accounts of perceptions of parental acceptance/rejection regarding their LGB sexual identity, as well as present perceptions of satisfaction and acceptance in their adult intimate relationships. Participants (n = 147) reported perceiving parental responses to be very accepting towards their LGB sexual identity. They also rated their current adult relationships as ones in which they felt securely attached, accepted, and satisfied. Additionally, these LGB participants reported a notable relationship between their parents' high acceptance and current experience in adult romantic relationships. This study calls attention to the lifetime significance of accepting parents of LGB individuals' identities. Ways the current findings might enhance therapy with LGB families and parents of LGB children are offered at the conclusion of this article.
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