Now for some better news.

Shakesville gives us the cockles-warmer-of-the-day. Really great story.

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.

Now THAT is parenting done right!