Cockles-Warmer of the Day

Katherine Patrick, 18, tells her parents she has to talk to them about something serious, then comes out to them; her mother laughs with relief; her father, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, tells her they love her no matter what and arranges an interview with a gay publication to come out publicly. Father and daughter plan to march together tomorrow in Boston's Pride Parade.


Blub. H/T to Oddjob.

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