Family Affair (Chrissy Gephardt Interview)

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=727

Like so many parents confronted with a child coming out of the closet, Dick Gephardt's first thoughts at his daughter Chrissy's announcement were tinged with worry.

"You're worried about your children always," says the long-time Democratic congressman from Missouri. "And then you worry about your child being subject to discrimination and intolerance and all the things that happen."

Although it was impossible not to worry about the challenges his daughter might face, he wanted to reassure her.

"You also love your children and you want them to do what they think is the right thing to do," he says. "And so I told her 'We love you unconditionally, we always have, always will, and we're going to be there with you.'"

Since that coming out over two years ago, Chrissy Gephardt, 30, has entered the public eye as a very out and very active lesbian daughter of one of Washington's most prominent members of Congress. She moved to D.C. with her partner, Amy, where both pursued careers in social work.
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Good interview no matter who you support.

[pruner]

1. she's got her father's eyebrows

:evilgrin:

[sfecap]

2. She's very attractive...

Great photo!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. She's definitely her father's daughter.

But still manages to be an attractive woman. Lucky in the same sense as my own daughter. :-)

[JI7]

4. now compare that to cheney reaction to his daughter

cheney had plans to run for president himself in 1996 but didn't because of his daughter being lesbian. and when cheney chose himself to be bush's vp for 2000 and were asked about it, his wife actually denied it at one point. i'm glad not all parents treat their kids like that.

[JohnKleeb]

5. She looks like her father

I think Gephardt handled his daughter coming out with a lot of class. Great story thanks.