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Prince William Reveals How He Would Feel If His Children Came Out As LGBTQ+

George, Charlotte and Louis have nothing to worry about

While visiting a community centre in London which focuses on LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, Prince William, was asked how he would feel if any of his three children came out as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer โ€“ or questioning โ€“ and others).

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The Duke of Cambridge was helping to launch aktโ€™s new YouthSpace in Hoxton, meeting with staff, volunteers and young people who visit the British charity. According to the organisation, it was the first time a member of the royal family has ever visited an LGBTQ+ youth charity.

When asked what he would think if Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, or Prince Louis, 1, came out later in life, Prince William responded with, โ€œI think you really donโ€™t start thinking about that until you are a parentโ€, saying it would be โ€œobviously absolutely fine by me.โ€

The father-of-three did admit that he would be concerned about potential โ€œbacklashโ€ and how his kidsโ€™ sexualities would be โ€œinterpreted and seenโ€ in their public roles, saying that he and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, โ€œhave been doing a lot of talking about it to make sure they were prepared.โ€

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Prince William later elaborated on his thoughts while speaking to akt ambassador Faz Bukhari, saying he worries about how much harder his childrenโ€™s lives could be if they were to come out and how important it is to change the remaining stigma and attitude towards the LGBTQ+ community now. 

โ€œIโ€™ve only started thinking about it since I had children,โ€ the Duke of Cambridge said. โ€œIt is something Iโ€™m nervous about, not because Iโ€™m worried about them being gay, itโ€™s more about the fact that Iโ€™m worried about the pressures that theyโ€™re going to face and how much harder their life could be.โ€

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โ€œI fully support whatever decision they make, but it does worry me from a parent point of view, how many barriers, hateful words, persecution, all that discrimination that might come, thatโ€™s what troubles me a little bit,โ€ he continued, saying that itโ€™s up to โ€œall of us to try and correctโ€ the stigma and backward views towards the LGBTQ+ community.

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Prince William also said he was โ€œappalledโ€ by the recent homophobic attack toward a lesbian couple on a bus in London. โ€œThings have progressed, but not nearly as much as they need to,โ€ he said. akt member Claire Evans said it was great to hear that Prince William has an โ€œawareness he has of how difficult things areโ€ and knows how important it is to focus on mental health and the โ€œsuicide issue, which is a massive, massive issue for the community.โ€

Weโ€™re glad to hear William and Kate are thinking ahead and are sure Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feel the same way about their little boy, Prince Louis.

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