no matter how rational anyone pretends to be, particularly men, there is probably an initial knee jerk reaction to finding out your son is gay. there are images that quickly sneak into the mind that may cause a father to reel back a bit. i would imagine they are on par with hearing your daughter say, "good news - i'm in love." you're excited for your daughter. happy that she's found love, but there are also images that may creep in. hearing your son say he's gay probably just briefly allows ridiculous images to pop into your head. and what does that say about you as a father? your son says he's gay. do you picture him and his partner taking some walks, tasting wine, and watching TV? or is it just a bathhouse/orgy montage? i hate that people still feel compelled to say, "i would be totally fine with my son being gay" like it's some sort of proclamation worthy of respect. but we live in a time where that probably is good to blurt out every now and again ...especially if your son has a propensity for singing. as much of a non-issue as it would be for me to learn my son was gay, it would really bum me out if my dog were gay. there are no walks or wine tastings for dogs. there's not even a courting period. there's just that pathetic look of resignation as another dog completely dominates them in front of everyone. your dog can't even look at you. they just look toward the ground as if they can't see past the end of their nose until someone comes over and hits the top dog "quit that!" ...good luck doing that in your son's room.