“He Lives with a Man. He’s Gay. You Get It?” Gay Man Describes Mother’s Journey to Acceptance.

Jack Drescher came out at the age of 21 but his parents, Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors, would have a hard time accepting it when they found out years later. In their culture, there was a traditional responsibility of parents marrying off all their children - and marriage was not an option for Jack at the time. But as attitudes and social change progressed, Jack was able to finally get married and give his mother an important gift before she died in 2016 - the knowledge that she had finally fulfilled her parental responsibility. More first-person LGBTQ stories: http://imfromdriftwood.com/ I'm From Driftwood on Facebook:   / imfromdriftwood   I'm From Driftwood on Instagram:   / imfromdriftwood   I'm From Driftwood on Twitter:   / imfromdriftwood