After a Fight Over My Queerness, My Mom's Artistic Dreams Brought Us Back Together
A month after I came out, my mom left her job to attend beauty school. We weren’t on good terms at the time. I was hurt because she refused to acknowledge my queerness. She was hurt because she had a gay son. Unwilling to accept my sexuality, she started shifting her focus toward her ambitions. Her goal was to create art within her means, and she was interested in nails as a canvas. And even though we weren’t friendly with each other, one night she asked if she could practice on my hands. I said yes. Читать дальше...