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It’s very refreshing to see how folks have progressed in terms of accepting LGBT people in the past few years. And, it’s also a good thing in terms of LGBT youth. It can make all the difference in their development and growth into adulthood. And, one mother decided to not only accept her gay son, but she went one step further and decided to celebrate his coming out. How did she do it? She proudly took out a newspaper ad announcing his coming out. He had actually come out two years prior to the ad’s placement in the Houston Chronicle. However, she was so upset by the loss of HERO that she decided to place the ad. It is below.
I think that the “And yes, he adores Barbra Streisand” comment at the end was a nice touch.
From Towelroad:
Joan Wilson is the mother of Drake Wilson, a 17-year-old senior at Snohomish High School in Washington state. Although the Wilsons live 2,000 miles away, and Drake Wilson came out to his mom nearly two years ago, Joan Wilson placed an ad (above) in this Sunday’s Houston Chronicle saying:
“The parents of Drake are pleased to announce that their son has come out. Drake is currently a senior in High School where he is captain of the tennis team, ASB (Associated Student Body) Vice President and NHS (National Honor Society) member. He is a church deacon and enjoys film making and baking. And yes, he adores Barbra Streisand.”
Now, on to the tops:
From leu2500: Thanks to the tech team for bringing single comment view back. I think we all share Mikidee's reaction to the news.
Halleluyah! It’s fabulous!
It bring you to the diary, then the comment you’re responding to, then your reply.
Fucking fabulous.
Thank you, DK5!
From IndieGuy: This comment in By e2247’s diary by rwiley beautifully sums up the state of play in the rox/sux debate.
So now we’re back to “Bernie’s a racist”.
Give the Clinton campaign credit,they’re committed to recycling their trash.
Top Mojo For January 21, 2016:
First comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on the subject!
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