“We didn’t say it would have any impact on us. It’s just that if Hay is a girl, we can breathe a sigh of relief because we can now go out and meet people. Previously, when they said she and Mr. Kevin were a same-sex couple, you two didn’t care. But when we went out, we would always be bombarded with questions.”

“The boys at home have found someone they like, and people still have to pry and ask if it’s a same-sex relationship,” explained Donald’s uncle.

He was not here to interrogate and only wanted confirmation.

If Hayden was a girl, then so be it. In Donald’s words, it was their family affair, and it was none of the outsiders’ business; as long as Hayden was not in a same-sex relationship.

Donald did not expect the rumors about his daughter being in a homosexual relationship with Kevin could affect others in the family. His uncle had never come to talk to him about it, maybe because they had emphasized respecting their children’s decisions and this had been conveyed to the public