MUM'S GONE GAY

The Graham family – coming to terms with mum's sexuality

Louise, Dave, Carly and Josh are members of an ordinary family that comes close to being torn apart when Louise's affair with a woman is revealed. The events leading up to this disclosure, and its distressing consequences, are seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Carly. Relationships at home and school become confused and distorted as she struggles to make sense of her mum 'going gay'.

Mum's Gone Gay is a fictional drama inspired by real events. It explores what happens when a parent 'comes out' and looks at the effects on everyone involved in a realistic and sympathetic way.

The Graham family

• Louise had girlfriends before her marriage and has been drawn to another woman now her children are growing up
• Dave is a caring, if somewhat irascible, husband and father who can't understand his wife's affair
• Carly, their daughter, has a hard time dealing with attitudes – including her own – to her mum's sexuality
• Josh, her younger brother, is frightened and confused about what will become of his family.