Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross

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So basically I love my little sister. I think she’s the first family member to start coming out of the closet - she’s admitted to people that she has a gay sister.

Yesterday we were talking on the phone and somehow the topic of conversation drifted towards a debate that was going on in her Diversity class at college. Apparently there was some questioning of fellow (Christian) students about their somewhat bigoted views on homosexuality, and another member of the class stood up and basically started lecturing the others on a whole range of facts about gayness. It wasn’t my sister, but like her, the girl had a sister that was gay. M was getting pretty incensed herself about some of the stuff that was being said and when she was telling me about everything, it was like music to my ears.

“You’ll hate this,” she said, laughing before launching into the whole story. I love that she was actually acknowledging my gayness without me having to bring it up first or correct her. I don’t think she’s come out to her classmates about having a gay big sis yet, but to know that she’s out there defending gay rights in my honour makes me totally proud. And I know she’s probably told a few of her closer friends about it.

We ended up talking all about gayness and gay marriage for a good half hour of the conversation. It made me love her even more, knowing that she’s taking steps out of the closet with me and not being ashamed to have a gay sister. One day I know she'll be as informed and as proud as her classmate - I have no doubt that she'd be ready to take a stand and lecture anyone with a bigoted opinion in honour of her gay sis. That's just how lucky I am. (: