‘Here are a few things I found out about my parents after I came out to them as a lesbian:

1. They house a tremendous amount of rage.

2. Homophobia can transform loving parents into hateful foes.

3. The promise of heaven, coupled with the fear of hell, dictates their beliefs.

4. Their relationship with their daughter is of little importance compared to their relationship with God.

5. One of the three of us will probably die before I ever see them again.

Sometimes I wonder who came out to whom’

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