“Family can make you or break you. I know this all too well as my relationship with my mom or the lack thereof, almost ruined me. See, I am a lesbian; A Jamaican lesbian who was raised in the Adventist Church. My mom was the Head Deaconess and someone well known in our community. So there was no way in hell her daughter, her only daughter could be gay. Long story short, I decided that her approval was not required for me to be happy, for me to be true to who I am, for me to love who I love. I chose not to break, not to give in but to live my truth, MY WAY!!!”
-Abby

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