My father was a republican up until a obamaran. He believed that women had a right to choos. And he believed, having a lesbian daughter, that i had rights and so forth. So the republican party that he grew up with was no longer an affiliation that he wanted to have. I mean, he was very proud of me. You know, one of my biggest nervous mente was both him and his stepmother coming to the 19 95 whitney by annual opening,. It was the first time i was ever in a major museum show.