@article{Alpaslan_Johnston_Goliath_2014, title={PARENTS’ EXPERIENCES REGARDING THE COMING-OUT PROCESS OF A GAY OR LESBIAN CHILD}, volume={45}, url={https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/219}, DOI={10.15270/45-1-219}, abstractNote={Coming out of the closet, that is, identifying or labelling oneself publicly as gay or lesbian, is<br />one of the most difficult and potentially traumatic experiences a gay/lesbian person can<br />undertake (Woog, 1997). For many gays/lesbians this process is a journey which starts at the<br />first awareness of being different from others. It then follows the route of coming out to oneself<br />– labelling oneself as gay/lesbian – and finally letting others know of one’s sexual orientation.<br />A large amount of the gay/lesbian person’s energy goes into deciding where, when, how and to<br />whom he/she will disclose his/her sexual orientation. They are greatly concerned about the<br />possible risks and consequences of “coming out” to significant others (Moses, 1986:80).}, number={1}, journal={Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk}, author={Alpaslan, Assim and Johnston, Theresa and Goliath, Veonna}, year={2014}, month={Jun.} }