Prince William says he'd be 'absolutely fine" with gay child
Posted June 26, 2019 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Prince William says it would be "absolutely fine" if one of his children came out as gay though he'd worry about how the public would respond.
William made the comment on Wednesday while visiting a London nonprofit group that works with young LGBT people who are homeless or living in hostile environments.
A participant in a group discussion at the Albert Kennedy Trust asked him, "If your child one day in the future said, 'Oh I'm gay, oh I'm lesbian' whatever, how would you react?"
William replied that would be "obviously absolutely fine by me."
The father of three said: "It worries me not because of them being gay. It worries me as to how everyone else will react and perceive it, and then the pressure is then on them."
Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, speaks to former and current service users during a visit to the Albert Kennedy Trust to learn about the issue of LGBTQ youth homelessness and the unique approach that the organisation is taking to tackling the problem, in London, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, right, and Prince William arrive on the day one of the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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