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Sarah's Story

Posted by Mothers and OthersVA · February 04, 2013 3:21 PM

I am the mother of a 24 year old daughter who came out about a year ago. I am sure that my husband and I went through the many emotions and feelings of shock, sadness, disbelief, denial, depression, fear, etc. that most parents go through.

I now am at a place where I am mad!

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Posted by Mothers and OthersVA · January 01, 2013 12:00 PM

We all know someone who is gay. It might be a family member or a friend. Children come out to their parents and loved ones in different ways and at different times in their lives. Mothers of gay children have different stories of how their children came out to them and how they came out to their families and friends.

But when you are mother who loves her children it doesn’t matter who your children love. You simply want your children to be happy and safe and to be allowed to live their lives to the fullest.

Here is my story.

Unfortunately in Virginia and many states my dream for my son cannot be fulfilled unless mothers and others work to change public opinion and the opinion of lawmakers.

This is why I founded Mothers & Others of Virginia. I hope that you will join me in the fight for full equality for our LGBT loved ones.

What is your story?

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Regina's Story

Posted by Mothers and OthersVA · June 10, 2012 11:09 AM

I am a very proud mother of 3 beautiful and wonderful children, one boy and two girls. My son Brandon is the oldest and has always been a complete joy to be around. He always excelled in school with a very strong work ethic and never gave me any trouble. He is a very loving, kind hearted person. As you can tell I am very proud of him. I always raised my children to be true to who they are and stand up for what they believe in.

Joyce's Story

Posted by Mothers and OthersVA · May 26, 2012 1:34 PM

I am the proud mother of two sons born barely three years apart. My sons were brought up in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies by the same loving parents, and under the same circumstances: same schools, same religious upbringing, same love of sports, same love of learning, same quick grasp of knowledge, same senses of humor, work ethic, etc. So, as their Mother, I, like most parents at that time, dreamed and assumed that both my boys would fall in love with nice girls, get married and each have his own family.