PRIDE, PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION
Same-sex parents and children face prejudice and discrimination in schools, society, and even their families. “When I told my mother I was a lesbian, she was crushed. However, when I told her my partner and I were planning to have a child, she strongly opposed. She stopped talking to me until the baby was born. It was very painful,” recalls Lourdes. “Being raised in a traditional Hispanic household, homosexuality was not well-received. Furthermore, lesbianism was something people could not even comprehend and it was very taboo.”
