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Moira Greyland’s story | “I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties.”

by Them Before Us | Nov 19, 2019 | Stories | 19 comments

I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties. My mother was Marion Zimmer Bradley, and my father was Walter Breen. Between them, they wrote over 100 books: my mother wrote science fiction and fantasy (Mists of Avalon), and my father wrote...

Stephen’s story | “Some things that you’re supposed to learn from your father, I had to learn from other people or figure them out on my own, because Dad wasn’t there.”

by Them Before Us | Jun 14, 2019 | Stories | 5 comments

For the most part, Dad was the breadwinner and Mom was the disciplinarian. There were times when Dad would discipline my brother and me, but mostly he just wanted to horse around with us. He was a big kid himself. Perhaps because I’m the younger child, or because I...

Elizabeth Garrott’s story | “To me, my father had died, and there was no changing that. I was looking at a shell of the man I once knew.”

by Them Before Us | Jun 3, 2019 | Stories | 6 comments

My parents were married in their early twenties as a lot of couples typically do. I was born a couple years later in 1976. I grew up knowing the love of my mother and father in a normal household. I was particularly close to my father as a lot of young girls are. They...

Jeremy’s story | “My brother and I were competition for my dad’s affection from his gay lover.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 30, 2019 | Stories | 9 comments

My mom and dad married in 1967. Early on, it was clear (according to my mom) that dad was more interested in his music (big piano player) than he was in actually taking care of two little boys. My twin brother and I would be in our cribs, crying (needing to be...

Corbin’s story | “Most of my youth [my mom] was a lesbian. My father decided that he has always been a woman.”

by Them Before Us | Nov 28, 2018 | Stories | 7 comments

My parents were allegedly a common law marriage, but the state they lived in didn’t recognize common law marriage at the time, so far as I can tell. They were hippies, my father was a drunk and a junkie, my mother left him when I was 2 and my brother 4. My...

Moira Greyland’s story | “I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties.”

Stephen’s story | “Some things that you’re supposed to learn from your father, I had to learn from other people or figure them out on my own, because Dad wasn’t there.”

Elizabeth Garrott’s story | “To me, my father had died, and there was no changing that. I was looking at a shell of the man I once knew.”

Jeremy’s story | “My brother and I were competition for my dad’s affection from his gay lover.”

Corbin’s story | “Most of my youth [my mom] was a lesbian. My father decided that he has always been a woman.”

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