i understand some of you are lgbt and you only want to help, but a drastic knee-jerk reaction doesnt help. some of you may be okay with abandoning your parents, but anti-gay parents are not necessarily bad parents, and they are certainly not un-loving ones. if they were, they wouldnt seek 'help' in the first place. they are simply ignorant.

trying to get her put into a foster home with more accepting parents is advising her to throw away her real family and make the relationship unsalvageable. thats not something a 16 year old should take lightly.

emily if youre still checking the thread, you should -carefully- consider any action before doing something you might regret. im sure there are people who want to genuinely help you, but for gods sake, dont agree to meet any strangers who want to help you. call a national hotline, stick to official channels.