80-year old grandmother from Iowa speaks in favor of gay marriage: ‘Discrimination affects all of us’ (video)

Bambi Weavil February 15, 2011 No Comments

by (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter)

Meet Jean, an 80-year old grandmother from Iowa, speaks about gay marriage for her gay son:

“I wasn’t always this broad-minded…when our son came out to us in 1980 we were stunned, confused, and angry. We blamed ourselves and wondered what we had done wrong as parents. Years later, after the shock wore off and we saw the life our son had created with his future husband Bob, I realized that he’s still my son and that in many ways nothing had changed. I also realized though it took a while, that we had done nothing wrong as parents…

…The actions and words of some affect my son, his husband, my family, and my grandchildren. My son is not an issue. He is a person just like you….I am outraged by the way gay marriage is being used by some to further their own political ambitions.

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The next time you look into your children’s eyes, please remember that you don’t know what the future holds for them.”

Thank you Jean! You’re amazing.

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Bambi Weavil is Out Impact, Inc.’s Founder and President since June 2007. Bambi is a graduate from the class of 2004 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Professional Writing. She is a freelance writer and published poet in her free time currently residing out of Brooklyn, New York. Bambi is proud of being an activist and humanitarian, leader in the GLBT community, artist, music enthusiast and animal‐lover.