My escape, thanks to a Russian mail-order bride

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As a film-obsessed gay teen, Wes Hurley was thrilled to move to the US from Russia. But his mother’s new husband was moody and homophobic. How they ended up bonding, after a surprise revelation. Wes made a film about his life, co-directed by Nathan Miller, called Little Potato: https://vimeo.com/topicstories/littlepotato This episode is presented and produced by Saskia Edwards. Image: Wes Hurley with his mother Elena Credit: Wes Hurley / Nathan Miller