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Maeve Bannister

UNBELIEVABLE: Coming out an indelible memory with lasting impacts | History Defined

James Wright was shocked at his mother's response when he told his parents he was gay. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Coming out as LGBTQI to friends and family can be one of the most vulnerable times in a person's life.

Despite growing acceptance culturally, research shows almost half - 49 per cent - of young people who come out experience heartbreaking parental rejection. 

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