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Andrew's Family Struggles
- Andrew Solomon struggled with his mother's disappointment when he came out as gay.
- Despite initial tension, they might have reconciled if she had lived longer to see his family.
Vertical vs Horizontal Identity
- Solomon distinguishes vertical identities passed through generations from horizontal ones, like being gay.
- Identity often forms through peers rather than parents when children have horizontal identities.
Choosing To Cure or Celebrate
- Embracing difference means deciding what to cure and what to celebrate about identities.
- Parents may initially see conditions as awful but ultimately love their children as they are.