So my friend has been a tomboy her whole life. But somehow her parents don't understand and have tried to force her to be girly. They say she has to have a purse every time she leaves the house and she has to wear atleast some makeup. Just recently, she has come to terms on her sexuality. She told us she thought of suicide during the time she was trying to figure out what she was. She found she was bi and had a gf for a few months. Her parents found out about a month ago that she had a girlfriend and being who they are, have sent her to counciling for thinking about her hurting her self and about being bi. However, she hasn't tried hurting herself since. Her parents have cut off contact with her now ex-gf (which is only ex because her parents made them break up). Oh, and her parents even decided it was a great idea to tell the other girls parents that their daughter was lesbian. My friend has been greatly impacted with the way her parents are handling this. They have cut off her wifi at a certain time, took up electronics including her cell phone, and are not letting her hang with her other friends like me. She also has recieved not so great of grades this past year and now are calling her a screw up. She told me her mom is crying over how her daughter is a "screw up". My friend is wanting to run away and I want to try with all my power to stop her. I don't want her to leave. Neither does my other friend. What do you think we should do to try to better the situation?? My other friend and I are thinking about telling her parents that they need to realize they are hurting their daughter more than they think and that she won't be in their lives later on. Is that a good plan? Pleasee help.

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