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<Title>Online Family Support for National Coming Out Day</Title>
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     posted content/context: I'm a 41 year old mom of two teenage boys. My 
    oldest is gay and has the full support of both of his parents and his 
    brother. If your family won't accept you, in honor of the day, I will be
     happy to virtually adopt you if you want to come out to a family that 
    will accept you no matter what. (BTW: I game when I have time, but life 
    keeps me pretty busy. I follow this subreddit because it's important to 
    my son and I like to keep up on the things that he cares about. It gives
     us more to talk about.)<br><br><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/gaymers/comments/11brq4/til_from_rgaymers_that_its_coming_out_day_then_i/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Read on</a> for more about this encouraging and positive story. <br></span></div>
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<Summary>Initial  posted content/context: I'm a 41 year old mom of two teenage boys. My  oldest is gay and has the full support of both of his parents and his  brother. If your family won't accept you, in...</Summary>
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