Prince William says he’d be ‘absolutely fine’ with gay child

Prince William has opened up on the topic of LGBTQ rights for the first time saying that he would support his kids if they came out as gay or lesbian but admits he’d worry about them.

Prince William says he would be “absolutely fine” if any of his three children came out as gay or lesbian, after being asked at a charity event last night.

The future king said he had discussed with his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, what would happen if any of their children were attracted to the same sex.

Britain's Prince William speaks during a visit to the Albert Kennedy Trust in London to learn about the issue of LGBTQ youth homelessness in London. Picture: Jonathan Brady/AFP

“Do you know what, I’ve been giving that some thought recently because a couple of other parents said that to me as well,” he said.

“I think, you really don’t start thinking about that until you are a parent, and I think - obviously absolutely fine by me.”

But William said he did worry about the pressure his children might be under.

“The one thing I’d be worried about is how they, particularly the roles my children fill, is how that is going to be interpreted and seen,” he said.

“So Catherine and I have been doing a lot of talking about it to make sure they were prepared.

Prince William was asked if he would accept having a lesbian or gay child and he said that he would. Picture: Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP

“I think communication is so important with everything, in order to help understand it you’ve got to talk a lot about stuff and make sure how to support each other and how to go through the process.”

William’s candid admission came when he visited the London headquarters of the Albert Kennedy Trust (Akt), an LGBT charity dedicated to helping young people made homeless because of their sexual orientation.

Tim Sigsworth, the Akt’s chief executive, said William’s comments would make a “massive difference” and would send “a message that we need to support, and we need to empower LGBT people”.

“I was personally rejected by my mum, and the idea that the future monarch is saying they would support their children if they came out as LGBT is a message to the whole of society really, a message that we need to support and we need to empower LGBT people,” he said.

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