16-year-old Taylor recently “came out of the closet” and revealed to his parents that he is gay. The result was heated arguments between Taylor’s mother and father who completely disagree on what, if anything needs to be done. The father thinks that Taylor is in desperate need of help and wants him to start therapy immediately. He can’t understand how their son “turned out that way” when neither of them did anything wrong as parents. The mother says their son doesn’t need therapy and is just a teenager going through a phase which he will outgrow. The father shouts back that she is in denial. Taylor, meanwhile, has had enough of all this arguing and is regretting ever telling his parents anything. He wants to drop out of school, get a job, and move out of the house. Which member or members of the family should start therapy?
