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Documentary Features Gay-Supportive Mormon Family “He had every reason to believe hat something bad could happen to him too, and yet he loved us enough to take a chance”
Lani Graves, along with her gay son Robert, Jr., are two of the people featured in Anyone and Everyone, a moving new documentary in which the parents discuss the experience of having a lesbian daughter or gay son. The parents also talk about struggling with the pain their sons and daughters have dealt with, such as not being accepted by relatives or friends, and being ostracized by religious congregations. “I was afraid of disappointing my parents probably the most,” says Robert Jr. about the experience of coming out to his parents. “My dad and I had kind of a difficult relationship at times, and I did fear what my dad's reaction might be.” According to Lani, when a child comes out “you begin thinking of all the dreams you dreamed for your child, and this was not one of your dreams--this was not in the plan of life you had hoped for for your child.” “[Our son] had every reason to think that we might do what others parents had done, which is to say to your child, ‘You no longer live here, you're no longer our son,’” said Lani. “He had every reason to believe that something bad could happen to him too, and yet he loved us enough to take a chance.” To see a preview and purchase a copy, visit www.AnyoneAndEveryone.com. |
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