Dear Abby: Neighbors are friendly, but mom doesn't want daughter visiting them
A lesbian couple is concerned about their daughter visiting neighbors who hold leadership roles in an anti-LGBTQ+ church. One of the couple's children is transgender, leading to worries despite the neighbors' friendly outward behavior. The parents are seeking advice on managing their child's interactions with the family.
DEAR ABBY: My next-door neighbors are appropriately friendly, mow their lawn and generally mind their own business. The husband is a leader in a fundamentalist church whose pastor preaches that being gay is a sin and transgender people are mentally ill. My wife and I are lesbians, and our middle child is transgender. This is obvious to anyone who has met us.Our third child is the same age as the neighbors' daughter, and they play outside sometimes.…
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