Elton's Struggle With His Immigrant Parents

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I did not grow up with immigrant parents, well, technically they
did immigrate here from Haiti but they were so young when they
came here that they are extremely assimilated. I can’t really
claim that I know what it’s like to have parents whose ideologies
and morals are so grounded in the ways of their home country.


That's why while I can, of course, relate to what its like to be
gay and grow up in America, I have not the slightest clue as to
the added difficulties that people like our guest today go
through, being gay and having immigrated parents who simply WILL
NOT accept this sort of “Lifestyle”.


And please note. I am not saying that LGBTQ people who have
immigrant parents have it “harder” than those of us whose parents
were born in America. This episode is simply to point out the
differences and to take a look at those differences because no
one's story is the same but everyone’s story deserves to be told.


As we continue to work this month with “Harry’s” and support them
in their work to donate the profits of their Shave With Pride kit
to The Trevor Project I’ve decided that we should have their
LGBTQ employees on the show.


This is how I met, Elton. Elton was raised by immigrant parents
and tirelessly struggled to gain the acceptance of his parents,
more specifically his mother, all his life. I hope for those of
you who are in similar situations as Elton find a sense of
comfort in knowing that there are millions of other LGBTQ people
who’ve experienced or are currently experiencing what you are.


And those of us who did not, I truly hope that we allow ourselves
to see the diversity that exists within our community. I hope
this we view this as yet another way that we can support and
uplift our community as a whole.


 


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