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In reply to the discussion: Grandfather Writes Letter To His Daughter After She Kicks Out His Gay Grandson [View all]HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)She has a brother and sister who are gay. Her 1st cousin, my daughter, is gay. She is a STAUNCH Catholic. After NY passed Marriage Equality, she went on a tirade on Facebook about what an abomination this was against God. Her, I, her brother, sisters, and both my daughters got into a big fight with her over this.
Know this. So many of them go on and on about gay marriage, BUT they pick and choose their outrage. How about the contraception mandate? Nope. Her husband got a vasectomy also an abomination according to the Church. Her parents divorced and remarried in civil ceremonies. Is she "horrified" by THAT? Nope. I told her all this to SHUT HER UP, and yes, she did, and does not talk to me any more. BTW, her own husband does not agree with her at all and has said so.
My daughter married last month in a small ceremony. When she told my sister-in-law that she had gotten married, her Aunt was very upset. Because she was against gay marriage like her daughter? No, she wanted to GO to her wedding. My sister-in-law, who is 67 years old is far, far more accepting than her own (religious) daughter.
My daughter made a very astute comment on her cousin who has 3 teenage daughters. "Given how many gay people we have in this family, did she ever consider that one or more of her own daughters just might be gay?" "What will she do then?"