T d jakes son gay

As parents, we occasionally feel that our children do not live up to our highest and best ideals. When they do not, we don't diminish our love for them as recompense for our disapproval. Like our children, we also are not infallible nor do we profess to be. Our now adult son Jermaine is 29, but when he was at home he was a recipient of correction, compassion and wise counsel.

Views: Bishop T. D. Jakes' sexuality back in the spotlight

Bishop T.D. Jakes Speaks Out About Son’s Gay Sex Arrest

Megachurch pastor TD Jakes brought a defamation claim in November against a former pastor, saying explosive allegations of a decades old sexual assault were false. Former pastor Duane Youngblood, 58, accused Jakes, 67, in a podcast last year of attempting to corner and involuntarily kiss him over 40 years ago.

Celebrity pastor TD Jakes denies gay sex assault claim in his explosive defamation lawsuit

But Jermaine Jakes is unapologetically and unabashedly gay. Some in the African-American community say Jakes is intentionally flamboyant and sexually reckless to publicly deride and embarrass his homophobic dad. But there are others in the community who say Jermaine is just like his dad, but that the son is not hiding behind a stained-glass closet.