Cleveland Pride

I am a lesbian with a 6 year old boy. We live in Brunswick which, if you know the area, is pretty stuffy. Not like being a lesbian in Ohio isn’t bad enough. I personally don’t hide who I am but do watch certain things. I just don’t advertise the fact but if asked I will answer honestly. I don’t put gay stickers on my car for fear of someone doing something to my car while driving with my son. I also don’t put a gay flag on my patio for the same fear. I have a girlfriend that I don’t currently live with and trying to do the whole raising my son on my own. His father is in the picture very little. I get the comments of, it must be a choice or how could you be a lesbian and not bi with a son. Or even, how can you be gay at all. People look at me and see my son and automatically assume I am straight. I was in a bad situation and my son came along, that is what I tell them and it is the truth. My worries are more when he gets older, how to talk to him about going to school and talking to kids about it, or not fearing he has something that he is different then any other kid. I also worry if his friends parents find out, his friends will not be able to associate with him. I try to get him to understand that he can tell me and talk to me about anything so hopefully he will do so in the future. I love my son more then the world itself but being a single mother lesbian does make it tough.

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