It comes down to language and arming children with ideas and words they need to explain things to themselves and defend things to their peers. Taking care of four children on her own wasn't easy, but a determined Gloria soon started working two jobs to ensure that her kids had food and shelter.

Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. By keeping their relationship hushed to the outside world, I learned that it wasn’t OK to be gay — a belief that took decades to undo. I felt so anxious after this that I ended up leaving immediately and my son burst into tears; he wasn’t ready to leave the people and live music. And eventually, yes, I saw my mother’s identity as a barrier to my wider acceptance and I resented her for being a lesbian. In a few years my children’s questions will expand and become more specific, and I will have the chance to give them honest answers about same-sex relationships.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US.

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Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. All of this seems like a remarkable volt-face for a man who, two years ago, following a spate of LGBT suicides, tweeted: “If you a man and your over 25 and you don’t eat pu**y just kill your self damn it.