When your devotion to an invisible sky fairy is greater than your devotion to your own children, you need to seriously evaluate your priorities.

Situations like this, I hope the child gets taken away and found a decent home.

That is so tragic! My United Methodist missionary parents were liberal, and treated my aunt and her probably transmale lover as they would anyone else, so I was lucky.

I once asked her if my grandmother ever reacted to my aunt being "gay" and living with a transmale and she said that her mom always invited both of them for family holiday meals, knowing that my aunt wouldn't come without him/her.

I now realize I'm partially transmale myself, and possibly my daughter as well, although both of us live as androgynous females.

My mom figured out my sexuality before we had a chance to talk about it. She asked me if that was my choice, which made me explain that I hadn't chosen anything. My folks told me they loved me and were cool with it, but it was something we never talked about after that.

Parents reacting badly is unfortunately pretty normal. Kids get kicked out all the time.

Parents are clearly mental, probably have 6 toes and no thumbs.

My thoughts on people who could do that to someone they claim to love are better left unsaid as they're quite volatile. Living by ancient, contradictory rules in some book is absurd and useless. We only have this one life, why waste it trying to change someone who doesn't need any sort of stupid conversion or "saving" when they could be out enjoying nature, meeting new people who might expand their narrow views of the world, or just, I don't know, loving their son for who he is? I agree with the commenter who said this is child abuse. It absolutely is and his parents are monsters.

I'm glad he has grandparents he can depend at the very least. I hope they can help to protect him from further harm.

My entire Roman Catholic Family was awesome when my niece came out.

Which pretty much amazed me?

It's not common. And might have to do with level of education? (All educated to college level)?

I live for the day when religions don't torment people because of being "different".

His parents certainly are not handling this situation very well. Bible thumpers rarely have a good or logical reaction to this sort of situation. I do not know how I would react. I know that I would not abuse him but I would not help him on his path to be something he is not.

This is, without a shadow of a doubt, child abuse.

As a parent you are supposed to love your child UNCONDITIONALLY and if you can't do that you have failed as a parent.

He could just play the hand he was dealt until he is old enough to have a mature adult brain. At 16yrs I doubt that he can make a rational decision about his sexuality.

I was also going to say child abuse. It might be better for all involved if he can live with his grandparents (and kudos to them) where we he might get a bit more love and support.