How to know if your son is gay

Try to determine why you want to know your family member's status in the LGBT community. For example, are you a sibling to someone you suspect to be LGBT and have unsupportive parents or guardians, or do you suspect they're getting bullied at school?.

Some signs of pre-homosexuality show up early in a child’s life as what might be called “cross-gender behavior.” Five markers, in particular, can determine whether a boy or girl is a likely candidate for gender identity disorder: An affinity to cross-dress. A recurring desire to be the opposite sex — or an insistence that they are the opposite sex.

In looking carefully at the childhoods of gay adults, researchers are finding an intriguing set of behavioral indicators that homosexuals seem to have in common. Curiously enough, the age-old.

From responding to Neil Patrick Harris on "The Tonight Show" to spending some time with Google, here are six things a parent can do before their child comes out. 1. Respond to an LGBTQ character.