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When I was 12 years old, my mother once told me, "If you ever turn out to be a lesbian, I'll curse the day you were born." Parents say the darndest things.
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Review of GlasnostoutLoud radio's "Glasnost" is one girl's story of coming out to her parents - and her parents' response to a very confusing and unfamiliar situation. The story starts out bluntly, as we hear the teen narrator rehearsing what she'll tell her parents: "Mom, Dad...I'm gay." Soon after, we join her in the kitchen, as she tries to get up the nerve to tell her parents, a situation we've all been in (what teen hasn't freaked out about telling their parents something?). Predictably, our narrator's parents are none too happy at first.
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Rekha Murthy
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 05:38 AM | Permalink
Review of Glasnost
This piece was beautifully done. Contentwise, I loved how seamlessly the writer went between her own observations and her parents' voices. The translations were done very well, allowing her parents' personalities and feelings to come through. I liked the touch of humour throughout for what must have been very difficult. I would have liked one more anecdote from those 2 years of adjustment after the writer came out - an odd comment made by her parents, a visit to the Castro, etc. Maybe her parents generally quiet about it, keeping their thoughts to themselves?
Productionwise, excellent. The rhythm, the pacing, the voice were all easy to follow, and drew me in right away.
Nicely done!! If this hasn't already been licensed, it definitely should. Several times.