The organization is called Free Mom Hugs and it’s solely dedicated to supporting and empowering those in the LGBTQ community and helping parents who need education on raising an LGBTQ child.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Across the country, there is an increase of homeless LGBTQ+ teens, and some of the biggest reasons are relationship problems between the parents and the kids. One organization has joined the movement to help parents navigate the world if their child happens to be part of the LGBTQ community.
The nonprofit was created out of the relationship between Cunnigham and her son, Parker, after he came out to his mom as gay. Research from The Trevor Project shows that mental health in LGBTQ teens can relate to the amount of support they get from their family members. “I would have done things different back then when Parker came out,” Cunnigham said. “I would have invited him to sit down beside me, and I would have let him talk for as long as he wanted to. I would have hugged him and tell him how brave he was to share that with me and that we were going to figure it out and everything is fine. I would have told him we are going to learn about what it means to be gay and celebrate him.
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