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Cassie’s story | “My mom and Tracy are both great, but they cannot be my dad.”

Cassie’s story | “My mom and Tracy are both great, but they cannot be my dad.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 5 comments

My parents divorced when I was in elementary school.  But I was still surprised when my mom told me that she had fallen in love with a woman.  I got over it pretty quickly.  I knew her partner because she and my mom had been friends for a couple years already. It was...
Robert Oscar Lopez’s story | “I had no male figure to follow, my mother and her partner were both unlike traditional fathers or traditional mothers.”

Robert Oscar Lopez’s story | “I had no male figure to follow, my mother and her partner were both unlike traditional fathers or traditional mothers.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 2 comments

Quite simply, growing up with gay parents was very difficult, and not because of prejudice from neighbors. People in our community didn’t really know what was going on in the house. To most outside observers, I was a well-raised, high-achieving child, finishing high...
Millie Fontana’s story | “Growing up with two mothers forced me to be confused about who I was and where I fit in the scheme of the world.”

Millie Fontana’s story | “Growing up with two mothers forced me to be confused about who I was and where I fit in the scheme of the world.”

by Millie Fontana | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 44 comments

My name is Millie. I’m 23 years old. I’m from Melbourne. I have lesbian parents, and I was raised atheist and have no religious affiliations. When people look at children of gays, the misconception is straightaway that we are well-loved and that we must be...
Brandi Walton’s story | “As far as I was concerned, I already had one mother; I did not need another.”

Brandi Walton’s story | “As far as I was concerned, I already had one mother; I did not need another.”

by Brandi Walton | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories

I knew from a young age that living with two women was not natural. I could especially see it in the homes of my friends who had a mom and a dad. I spent as much time with those friends as I possibly could. I yearned for the affection that my friends received from...
Heather Barwick’s story | “I grew up surrounded by women who said they didn’t need a man. Yet, as a little girl, I desperately wanted a daddy.”

Heather Barwick’s story | “I grew up surrounded by women who said they didn’t need a man. Yet, as a little girl, I desperately wanted a daddy.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 2 comments

My mom raised me with her same-sex partner back in the ’80s and ’90s… Do you remember that book, “Heather Has Two Mommies”? That was my life. My mom, her partner, and I lived in a cozy little house in the ‘burbs of a very liberal and open-minded area. Her...
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