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Gloria Estefan Shares the Emotional Conversation She Had with Daughter Emily When She Came Out as Gay (Exclusive)

Gloria Estefan tells PEOPLE about the emotional conversation she had with her daughter after Emily came out in 2017.

After the conversation Estefan — who was raised Catholic but believes that nobody should be told "who they have to love" — didn't see her daughter any differently: "She's Emily, and that was always the case." In November, Emily — who's working on the soundtrack for the upcoming musical Basura with Estefan — celebrated her eight-year anniversary with girlfriend Gemeny Hernandez in a sweet Instagram post. Love is watching the pigment in your hair fade, the wrinkles on your face form, the softness in your voice amplify.

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