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A MOTHER’S LOVE

The Greeks called familial love “storge” — the affection that parents have for their children. For our Love Issue, we spoke with Go-Go’s singer Belinda Carlisle, a staunch LGBTQ+ ally, and her gay son, writer and activist James Duke Mason, about the bond between parent and progeny.

How would you define familial love?

I would say the first thing that comes to my

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