{"id":26036,"date":"2019-06-26T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1052309"},"modified":"2019-06-26T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:18:00","slug":"prince-william-says-it-would-be-absolutely-fine-by-me-if-his-kids-were-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/prince-william-says-it-would-be-absolutely-fine-by-me-if-his-kids-were-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Says It Would Be &#8220;Absolutely Fine by Me&#8221; If His Kids Were Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"44.021132075472\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201958\/rs_1024x1076-190608075217-1024.trooping-of-the-colour-3.cm.6819.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Trooping the Colour 2019, Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince William, Kate Middleton\" alt=\"Trooping the Colour 2019, Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince William, Kate Middleton\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Victoria Jones\/PA Wire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"30.599078341014\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_william\">Prince William<\/a><\/strong> said it would be &#8220;absolutely fine by me&#8221; if his children came out as gay or lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>The topic came up during his Wednesday visit to The Albert Kennedy Trust\u2014an organization in London that supports young members of the LGBTQ community experiencing homelessness or living in hostile environments. The Duke of Cambridge was having a discussion with a group of people supported by the charity when a man asked him how he would react if his children\u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_george\">Prince George<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/princess_charlotte\">Princess Charlotte<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_louis\">Prince Louis<\/a><\/strong>\u2014told him they were gay or lesbian in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think you really don&#8217;t start thinking about that until you are a parent,&#8221; he said, &#8220;and I think\u2014obviously, absolutely fine by me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, he admitted he had concerns about how his kids would be treated, especially considering they live in the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The one thing I&#8217;d be worried about is how they\u2014particularly the roles my children fill\u2014is how that is going to be interpreted and seen,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also talked about the &#8220;pressures&#8221; his children could face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is something I&#8217;m nervous about\u2014not because I&#8217;m worried about them being gay or anything\u2014it&#8217;s more about the fact that I&#8217;m worried about the pressures, as you know here, that they&#8217;re going to face and how much harder their life could be,&#8221; he later added.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"61.257995735608\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"18.848614072495\">\n<p>However, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2019\/06\/26\/prince-william-would-absolutely-fine-george-charlotte-louis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/a>, William said he&#8217;s talked a lot about preparing his children for their royal roles with his wife <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kate_middleton\">Kate Middleton<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I fully support, you know, whatever decision they make, but it does worry me, from a parent point of view, how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution\u2026that&#8217;s the bit that really troubles me a little bit,&#8221; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also said this is &#8220;for all of us to try and help correct&#8221; and &#8220;put that to the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"37.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"15\">\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t the first time William showed his support for the LGBTQ community. In 2016, the royal appeared on the cover of <em>Attitude<\/em> and spoke out against cyberbullying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason and no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives,&#8221; he told the publication. &#8220;The young gay, lesbian and transgender individuals I met through <em>Attitude<\/em> are truly brave to speak out and to give hope to people who are going through terrible bullying right now. Their sense of strength and optimism should give us all encouragement to stand up to bullying wherever we see it. What I would say to any young person reading this who&#8217;s being bullied for their sexuality: don&#8217;t put up with it \u2013 speak to a trusted adult, a friend, a teacher, Childline, Diana Award or some other service and get the help you need. You should be proud of the person you are and you have nothing to be ashamed of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1052309\/prince-william-says-it-would-be-absolutely-fine-by-me-if-his-kids-were-gay?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Jones\/PA Wire Prince William said it would be &#8220;absolutely fine by me&#8221; if his children came out as gay or lesbian. The topic came up during his Wednesday visit to The Albert Kennedy Trust\u2014an organization in London that supports young members of the LGBTQ community experiencing homelessness or living in hostile environments. 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