Wednesday, September 5, 2007
At 88, Laguna Woods woman comes out
After spending 44 years with her life partner, a Laguna Woods woman finds the courage to go public with their relationship.
By GREG HARDESTY
The Orange County Register
LAGUNA WOODS - Loraine Barr placed the typed, four-page essay in an envelope, sealed it, and then, for three days, wondered if she had the nerve to send it. "Am I really ready for this?" she thought. For years, Barr had enjoyed the "My Turn" reader essays in Newsweek magazine.
Now, she figured, was her turn.
Still, she wondered: What if they publish it?
Barr's essay was about a 44-year love affair she had kept from her parents, her relatives – even her dearest, closest friends. (READ)
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