Coming out
1965
Bridget came out in 1965. Having been married for 50 years,
Bridget’s father ended up living with them for years while he was in
his eighties. She said “Some people have this amazing ability, they
can’t see what’s right in front of them. My father lived with us, knew
we shared a bed, everything but he never discussed it, because then he
would have had to confront it, and he must have known the situation, I
would have happily said it, my mother was a different matter, I would
have liked to have discussed it but she got dementia years ago, and
feels that her biggest fear would have been what to do about her
father”.
Contributed by: Barbara Carter, 53, Bridget Malin, 62