My Dad Was Gay — But Married To My Mom For 64 Years. Then he was caught up in an illegal sting operation in Pasadena that targeted gay men. The author's father, age 90, four months before he died in 2008. Laura Hall was born on the San Francisco Peninsula to a closeted gay dad and a straight mom during the post-WWII baby boom. Her award-winning memoir, “Affliction: Growing Up With a Closeted Gay Dad,” was published in 2021.

Source: Huffington Post June 11, 2024 15:48 UTC