On Monday, The Arizona Daily Star published the latest “Dear Amy” advice column, in which a flummoxed mother writers in to voice her concern about the son who “won’t stop being gay:”

DEAR AMY: I recently discovered that my son, who is 17, is a homosexual.

We are part of a church group, and I fear that if people in that group find out they will make fun of me for having a gay child.

He won’t listen to reason, and he will not stop being gay. I feel as if he is doing this just to get back at me for forgetting his birthday for the past three years; I have a busy work schedule.

Please help him make the right choice in life by not being gay. He won’t listen to me, so maybe he will listen to you.” — Feeling Betrayed