Theresa Sparks Goes National Part II: Theresa On NPR

After recent article on the New York Times, meet Theresa Sparks and Adam Sparks on All Things Considered and take a more personal look at  Theresa, from rejection to acceptance, as a father, a friend, a community leader beloved by many. Here's an excerpt on the website... 

The Secret (and Not So Secret) Life of Theresa Sparks

Theresa Sparks has led a double life. There’s a before and there’s an after.

The before was the story of a boy who grew up outside of Kansas City.

“It was kind of a Beaver Cleaver childhood,” says Sparks. ”I was always a good student, your typical normal Midwestern kid.”

Sparks and his first wife were born in the same hospital, six days apart and grew up next door to one another.  They eventually married and had three kids.

Sparks’ youngest son, Adam, says their’s was a pretty traditional family, “except for the obvious stuff, obviously.”

His dad was a “guy’s guy.” He wore snakeskin boots, had a Harley and a muscle truck. They were always tinkering in the garage together and around the house and each Saturday they’d venture to the hardware store for the tool of the week. Sparks coached his kids soccer and baseball team, was in the Navy, had a beard, smoked cigars. But, since childhood, Sparks had a secret life.

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