When Gabriela Herman was in high school, her mother came out as gay. Herman’s mother and father separated, and eventually her mom married her longtime partner.
“It was very traumatic for me,” Herman said. “I didn’t speak to my mom for a year. Having this major thing happen in life and not being able to discuss it … we tried going to family therapy a couple of times, which was disastrous; I wish we had pushed harder to keep going.”
