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My Lesbian Mums

What's it like when your mum tells you she's a lesbian? That happened to Jillian 20 years ago. But is it now easier for parents to come out to their children? Jillian finds out.

What is it like being told your mum is a lesbian? That happened to Jillian 20 years ago, but have the decades since made it easier for parents to come out to their children? Jillian speaks to her two mums, her brother and two of her step-sisters to discover how they coped with their mums coming out. She also meets a recently married gay couple to ask how their children coped with being told dad is gay.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Aug 201714:30
BBC News Channel BBC News UK HD & BBC News UK only

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