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I just wanted to say that I am a 52 year old mother of 6 and all are stright but my children all have friends that are gay I tought my children very young that everyone is different in one way or another but there is NEVER a place in life to hate anyone for their beliefs color sex sexual prefence or whatever it maybe and I praise you Tyra for all the topics you have on your show and to try to educate people you truely are a person that cares for human life which is a quality that is begining to because far and few between I know how tough it is for Gays in this world and all i can say to them is stay true to yourself and your beliefs and pray that this world will soon be a place where everyone can accept us for who we are hugs to you all
 
I am married, and I have a few gay friends and think that everyone is human and deserves to be treated like a human being. Name calling and fighting won't get us anywhere.
 
As a homosexual male its hard for me personally, I can't speak for everyone else because when I came out Ifelt like it was me against the world. All the friends and family that I thought I had wasn't there for me and didn't support me like they did when they thought I was "straight". Its like they said they loved me but when they found out who Brandon really was the love they had for me when out the window. So can relate and understand where everyone is coming from. But i have lreaned and grown from this. I have found out who my real friends are and i have ment some more real friend. Thanks Tyra for taking the time to read this and i Love your show and I Love You Stay Blessed
 
Tyra, I truley appriciate you educating people about homosexuality.I am a single mother of 6 and my oldest child is gay.He is 19 and full of life,even being hiv pos.I know for sure if people opened their mind they would see that we are all the same.when my son told me he was gay he said "so mom how do you feel about it?" I said,"would you like to know what mommy does in her bedroom?"he said, "ugh no thank you!" and we both just laughed.It is what it is people!!!,lets just learn to love one another.Everyone has a purpose in life,thats why we are all diffrent.
 
As a questioning female I thought that the show was helpful and it cleared my head about my sexaulity. And all I wanna say is THANKS TYRA!!!!I also love your show!!!!
 
As a questioning female I thought that the show was helpful and it cleared my head about my sexaulity. And all I wanna say is THANKS TYRA!!!!I also love your show!!!!
 
Hello Tyra! I just read what Kellie Williams wrote and I applaude the strenght that she have for her son. Our youngest sibling hid his status (no signs) until after college graduation. The day of graduation is when he told us that he is gay. We are Asian/Catholic descent so you can imagine how hard for my brother to hide this for a long time. The family accepted his confession that day as if he was being born again, a new person added in our family. He is now a well respected professor in one of university in Chicago. Lots of prayers and full of thanks to God for his guidance that he followed a right path of virtue in life, sure he has his ups and downs in life but he is just human like all of us. Their emotions for love, sacrifices, achievements in life is nothing more than different from any of us. He has grown to be a wonderful person and we love him just as we first saw him when he was being born. Thank you, margie
 
Hello Tyra! I just read what Kellie Williams wrote and I applaude the strenght that she have for her son. Our youngest sibling hid his status (no signs) until after college graduation. The day of graduation is when he told us that he is gay. We are Asian/Catholic descent so you can imagine how hard for my brother to hide this for a long time. The family accepted his confession that day as if he was being born again, a new person added in our family. He is now a well respected professor in one of university in Chicago. Lots of prayers and full of thanks to God for his guidance that he followed a right path of virtue in life, sure he has his ups and downs in life but he is just human like all of us. Their emotions for love, sacrifices, achievements in life is nothing more than different from any of us. He has grown to be a wonderful person and we love him just as we first saw him when he was being born.
 
To Whom: I caught the Tyra show today (re: Gays) and thought that it was very informative. It brought to mind the people who are transectual - wanting to be of the opposite sex. In some of these cases, where operations are performed to assist the involved to be more of the opposite sex, hormones are prescribed and are effective in helping the change. Because of the effectiveness of the hormone use, it seems that they would also be effective for gays. Wouldn't male hormones given to a gay guy help to make him more of a male, and female hormones given to a female gay help to make her more of a female? Has this ever been explored and applied at least in some cases? It might be a good show for Tyra to do -- including some doctors as well -- gays reverting back to their physical sexuality.
 
hi im a mother of a gay teen who i support fully. i'm watching your show that featured benny ninga and richard the gay teen. i really feel for him if i was his mom i wouldn't know what to do, where we live being a gay teen is very common and i thank god that my son doesn't have to go thru any type of torture but my biggest fear is that he graduates from high school next year and will be leaving for college and its a different environment i don't want anything to happen to him because he is openly gay. how do i as a parent protect him when he leaves for college??
 
I feel your compassion for gay people and that is wonderful. They need compassion. But as murderers, drug addicts, adulterers and every sort of sinful life, you can’t live in peace and enjoy a prosperous life. Our living God and Father tells us in his word these things and everything that is sinful separates us from him and judgment will come, often in this life and definitely when we die. God is a merciful father and I know that if those people really want to be set free and live a wonderful life they need to ask God to take away the desire to be gay. Peace and joy will come. Blessings to you.



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