My mother is gay

If your family member has come out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeing someone of their own gender, and that's perfectly okay. Don't treat the partner any differently than you would treat someone of the opposite gender.

My adolescence was all of those things… and more. Like most teenagers, I was moody and sometimes sassy. I remember wanting to sleep ALL of the time.

Perhaps it is not surprising that mothers and their gay sons often describe their relationships as close. Compared to fathers, mothers typically have an advantage whereby they usually interact.

When I tell people this, they assume that her and my father are divorced or that he is otherwise out of the picture. He is not. My mother grew up in Queens and went to an art and design high school in Manhattan where she was exposed to all different kinds of lifestyles.

If your family member has come out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeing someone of their own gender, and that's perfectly okay. Don't treat the partner any differently than you would treat someone of the opposite gender.

My mother is gay, but she does not know I know. This letter did not come as a big shock to me, since they have been living together for seven years. I guess my question is, should I just leave well enough alone?

My mother grew up in Queens and went to an art and design high school in Manhattan where she was exposed to all different kinds of lifestyles. She then went to Bard College (gay) where she.

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