Cherubin, who founded a group called Second Generation in 1991, said that when he approached other gay organizations for support, most were receptive but some ''were iffy.'' Yet those who draw attention to the fact that both they and at least one of their parents are homosexual can make some other gay people uneasy. ''Some wanted nothing to do with gay children, even if we're 30.'' ''They thought we were propagating stereotypes - gay people recruiting kids,'' he said. Cherubin remembered handing out cards at one gay pride parade referring to ''gay and lesbian children of gay and lesbian parents.'' Some parents would look at the cards, ''become horrified and hand it back,'' he said. ''They said: 'Our kids are just like everyone else.
