Quote by Mary Cheney

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parent

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This quote indicates that the speaker's sexual orientation was not kept a secret, as they openly came out as gay to their parents during their junior year of high school. The mention of wrecking the family car on the same day might suggest a sense of turmoil or tension in the speaker's life at the time, potentially symbolizing the difficulties and challenges they faced as a LGBTQ+ individual.

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