Matthew Farnsworth asked Michael J. Sullivan:

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Michael J. Sullivan Well much of my opinions on the subject was formed long before this, but one of my children isn't entirely sure about their own sexual orientation. For them its more of a lack of interest in sex with either gender then anything else. But in any case, for one reason or another they have a lot of homosexual friends and one who is transgender. I was struck by a comment made by the father of a friend...and I actually wrote the line in my book but my wife edited it out thinking it was too harsh...but this person's father actually said the following when his son came out of the closet. "You know, if you had done something terrible like murder I could get over it...but this...I can't." That's not the exact line but pretty darn close. I see a lot of heartaches from the various friends who are having difficulties with family members that can't accept the news and I'm sure that played a part.

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