By Lynne Cory

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What if her parents were huge financial supporters against rights for gay people? What if at every meal, different religious facts to support their beliefs were discussed (hell and damnation as well as fire and brimstone)?

What if she was gay but could not express her feelings because she knew she would be immediately cast out and shunned by the family?

What if she lived a sad lie her entire life?

What if she got the courage to speak?