| Character's Name | Relationship to other characters |
| Don Nielsen | Glenn's father |
| Eva Nielsen | Glenn's Mother |
| Gary Nielsen | Glenn's oldest brother; married to Jessica |
| Jessica Nielsen | Glenn's sister-in-law; married to Gary |
| Miriam Nielsen | Glenn's niece, Gary's oldest daughter |
| Jack Nielsen | Glenn's nephew, Gary's youngest child |
| Randy Nielsen | Glenn's 2nd oldest brother, married to Shawn |
| Shawn Cook | Randy's husband, Glenn's brother-in-law, member of one of Canada's first nations, from Alert Bay, BC, on Cormorant Island , Namgis Peoples |
| Eric Nielsen | Glenn's brother, married to Laura |
| Laura Nielsen | Glenn's sister-in-law; married to Eric |
| Phoenix Nielsen | Eric's youngest son |
| Maria Nielsen | Eric's oldest child |
| Maxwell (Max) Nielsen | Eric's second oldest child |
| James LaVell Lernier | Rick's father, former airline pilot, works as a handyman |
| Vickie Ann Lernier (Campbell) | Rick's Mother |
| Richard (Rick) James Nielsen Lernier | Glenn's husband, played tight end in high school |
| Russell Glenn Nielsen Lernier | Glenn, married to Rick |
| Kyle Reed Lernier | Rick and Glenn's oldest adopted son |
| David Reed Lernier | Rick and Glenn's 2nd oldest adopted son |
| Ashley Reed Lernier | Rick and Glenn's 3rd oldest adopted child |
| Jared James Nielsen Lernier | Rick and Glenn's twin sons by surrogate |
| Joshua Glenn Nielsen Lernier | Rick and Glenn's twin sons by surrogate |
| David Nielsen | Glenn's Uncle, Don's brother |
| Mary Nielsen | Glenn's Aunt, married to David |
| Benjamin "Ben" David Nielsen | Glenn's cousin, David and Mary's oldest |
| Cynthia Nielsen | Glenn's cousin, David and Mary's youngest |
| Katherine (Kate) Nielsen | Glenn's Aunt, single- oldest of the Nielsen children |
| Carl Nielsen | Glenn's Uncle, Don's brother |
| Hannah Nielsen | Glenn's Aunt, married to Carl |
| Gordon Ridgely | Glenn's Uncle, Married to Don's sister, Sylvia |
| Sylvia Ridgely | Glenn's Aunt, Married to Gordon |
| John Ridgely | Glenn's cousin, Gordon and Sylvia's son |
| Vickie Ridgely | John's wife, Glenn's cousin-in-law |
| Nancy Nielsen Gale | Glenn's sister, married to Cory Gale |
| Cory Gale | Glenn's brother-in-law, married to Nancy |
| Randy Gale | Nancy and Cory's oldest daughter |
| Jessica Gale | Nancy and Cory's youngest daughter |
| Kelvin Gale-Sloan | Cory's brother, married to Marty |
| Marty Sloan | Kelvin's husband |
| Vincent Gale | Cory's father, reverend, anti-gay |
| Steve Hurst | Greg's Dad |
| Alicia Hurst | Greg's Mom |
| Clarence Watson | Alicia Hurst's Father. Greg's Grandfather |
| Millicent (Millie) Watson | Alicia Hurst's Mother. Greg's Grandmother |
| Greg Jamison Scarborough | Glenn's adopted uncle, formerly Greg Hurst |
| Cory Kelson Stanton Scarborough | Greg's husband |
| Robert "Bob" Scarborough Jones | Glenn's Maternal Uncle, Corey's twin |
| Jasper Jones | Bob's husband |
| Corey Scarborough St. Jean | Glenn's maternal Uncle, Bob's twin |
| Dylan St. Jean | Corey's husband |
| Christian Scarborough | Glenn's maternal grandfather |
| Eva Scarborough | Glenn's maternal grandmother |
| Beverly Evans | Glenn's cousin, several times removed, family historian |
| Michael Tran | Greg's tutor, moved to Atlanta, Cordell's boyfriend, Vietnamese |
| Cordell Taylor | Rick and Glenn's college friend, football player |
| Jeb McComb | Rick and Glenn's college friend, football player, religious |
| Gerald Lee | Glenn's friend from the music department at GA Tech, LaTisha's father from Florida |
| Zachary "Zach" Blake Anderson-Ingram | Glenn's roommate at U of M, Married Todd Ingram |
| Todd Anthony Anderson-Ingram | Glenn's roommate at U of M, Married Zach Anderson |
| Skye Zachary Anderson-Ingram | Zach and Todd's twin son by surrogate |
| Cameron Todd Anderson-Ingram | Zach and Todd's twin son by surrogate |
| Mark Andrew Mattison | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, married to Brandon McCray |
| Brandon Earl McCray Mattison | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, married to Mark Mattison, adopted by Mark's parents |
| Giselle Mattison | Mark and Brandon's daughter by surrogate |
| Brian Sandrithani | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, married to Justin Cardin |
| Justin Cardin Sandrithani | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, married to Brian Sandrithani |
| Robbie Anderson-Ingram | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, Zach's younger brother, married to Adam Ingram |
| Adam Anderson-Ingram | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, Todd's younger brother, married to Robbie Anderson |
| Keith Joshua Turner | Glenn's cousin, married to Kerry, middle son of Stan and Sharon Turner |
| Kerry Diane Mitchell Turner | Married to Keith; Joe and Melodye Mitchell's oldest daughter |
| Egan Turner | Glenn's nephew, Keith's oldest child |
| Diane Kerry Turner | Glenn's niece, Keith's 2nd child |
| Ruth Ann Mitchell | Glenn's first "girlfriend", Kerry's sister, Married to Brian |
| Bryan Lovich | Ruth Ann Mitchell's husband |
| Joe Mitchell | Kerry and Ruth Ann's father, married to Melodye |
| Melodye Mitchell | Kerry and Ruth Ann's mother, married to Joe |
| Stan Turner | Glenn's Uncle, Keith's father, married to Sharon Turner |
| Sharon Turner | Glenn's Aunt, Eva's twin sister, married to Stan Turner, Keith's mother |
| Kristina Turner | Glenn's cousin, Keith's sister, married to Jason Peery |
| Jason Peery | Kristina's husband |
| Victoria Peery | Kristina's oldest daughter |
| Samantha Peery | Kristina's youngest daughter |
| Roger Turner | Glenn's cousin, oldest son of Stan and Sharon Turner |
| Dr. Maury Bigelow | Glenn's music teacher at GA Tech |
| Dr. Nohr | Glenn's Music teacher at U of M |
| Patty Daniels | Glenn's friend in the music department at U of M, donated her egg to Zach and Todd, enabling them to have the twins via surrogate |
| Irene Radcliffe | Glenn's friend in the music department at U of M |
| Donica | Patty and Irene's roommate mate at U of M |
| Jimmy "Kimo" (Jimmy's Hawaiian name is Kimo Kye Kahoku Akina) | Zach and Todd's teammate at the U of M hockey team |
| Devon Steinbrenner | Zach and Todd's teammate at the U of M hockey team |
| Aaron | Attempted to get Glenn to leave Rick at U of M |
| Jill | Jeb's girlfriend at GA Tech |
| Robb | Glenn's direct boss in Atlanta |
| Duane | Glenn and Rick's friend at GA Tech, married to Mason, originally from Spokane, WA |
| Mason | Glenn and Rick's friend at GA Tech, married to Duane, orginially from Post Falls, ID |
| Joey Damaciewz (Malone) | Greg's brother-in-law, married to Kathy, Rick's high school football buddy (played quarterback), married Tyler Damaciewz after Kathy's death, Formerly Joey Malone |
| Tyler Damaciewz | Joey's husband |
| Kathy Hurst (Malone) | Joey's wife, Greg's sister |
| Rachel Damaciewz | Joey's daughter by Kathy Hurst (Malone) |
| Sarah Damaciewz | Joey's daughter by Kathy Hurst (Malone) |
| Rafael Damaciewz | Joey and Tyler's twin son by surrogate |
| Martin Damaciewz | Joey and Tyler's twin son by surrogate |
| Hank Damaciewz | Tyler's father, married to Louise |
| Louise Damaciewz | Tyler's mother, married to Hank |
| Sr. Alejandro Najera | Tyler and Joey's gardener, married to Sra. Najera |
| Sra. Isabela Najera | Tyler and Joey's housekeeper, marriedd to Sr. Najera |
| Pedro | Tyler's classmate from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Janet Nielsen | Glenn's cousin-in-law, married to Ben Nielsen |
| Allen Nielsen | Glenn's uncle, Don's oldest brother, lives in Ottawa |
| Margaret Nielsen | Glenn's aunt, married to Allen Nielsen |
| Sgt. Riehle | MP in the Marine Corp, interrogated Rick |
| Captain Letcher | Rick's military legal counsel |
| Garth Bachman | Rick's commanding officer in the Marine Corp., divorced, remarried to Phil Magnacca |
| Phil Magnacca Bachman | Garth's husband, Rick's co-worker |
| Sam Meyers | Rick's friend in the Marine Corps, murdered while overseas. Sam's parent are deceased and has a gay brother who lives with his partner |
| General Campbell | The General, friend of Glenn's Grandpa Scarborough, Rick and Glenn's adoptive parents |
| Mrs. Campbell | The General's wife, Rick and Glenn's adoptive parents |
| Markley "Mark" Henderson | David Lernier's boyfriend |
| Michaela Henderson | Mark's sister, Ashley's friend |
| Purev Javklan | Rick and Glenn's adopted son, Gabriel's boyfriend (high school), Marries Jason Dixon during college |
| Jason Dixon | Purev's husband, met in college at GMU |
| Danny Eccles | Jerry Wallace's boyfriend, deceased at the time of this story |
| Jerry Wallace | Danny Eccles boyfriend, befriends Purev when he is kicked out of his house for being gay |
| Scott Dickerson | Rick and Glenn's friend in Alexandria, VA, lawyer, married to Alonzo Dickerson, Jerry Wallace is his client |
| Alonzo Dickerson | Rick and Glenn's friend in Alexandria, VA, Nurse, married to Scott Dickerson |
| Christopher | Scott Dickerson's intern at his law office |
| Felipe Gomez | Rick and Glenn's friend at GA Tech, Rick and Glenn visit his family in Veracruz, Mexico |
| Diego Santander Uribe | Christopher's boyfriend from Costa Rica, works with Christopher in Scott's law office |
| Takaaki Morita | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, from Japan |
| Midori | Takakki's girlfriend |
| Kyle Young Ham | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, from Korea |
| Frank (Fernando) Hernandez | Glenn's roommate at the U of M, from Panama |
| Darla Stanton | Cory's mother, Greg's mother-in-law |
| Ray Stanton | Cory's father, Greg's father-in-law |
| LaTisha Lee | Gerald's daughter |
| Cole Brian Moran | Rick and Glenn's security guard in VA, married to Jeff Dunn |
| Chaz | Rick and Glenn's security guard in VA |
| Iderbayar (Idree) Aslabataar | Purev's first boyfriend |
| Clay Henderson | Mark and Michaela's father, Rick's co-worker |
| Janelle Henderson | Mark and Michaela's mother, married to Clay Henderson |
| Brian Anderson-Ingram | Robbie and Adam's son, one of the triplets by surrogate |
| Robin Anderson-Ingram | Robbie and Adam's son, one of the triplets by surrogate |
| Justin Anderson-Ingram | Robbie and Adam's son, one of the triplets by surrogate |
| Jeff Scott Dunn | Caroline and Marie's father, security chief for Rick and Glenn, married to Cole Moran |
| Caroline Dunn | Jeff's daughter, Marie's sister |
| Marie Dunn | Jeff's daughter, Caroline's sister |
| Jimmy and Donica's Daughter | cameo in The Lernier Famiily |
| Jimmy and Donica's baby | cameo in The Lernier Famiily |
| Mrs. Reed | Kyle, David and Ashley's birth grandmother |
| Mrs. Mary Beth Evans | Social worker for Arlington County, VA, Rick and Glenn's friend |
| Jamie Preston McGuire | Glenn's music students, Glenn introduced him to Eddie. Rick and Glenn's security guard, married to Eddie McGuire |
| Eddie McGuire | Rick and Glenn's security guard, married to Jamie McGuire |
| Judge Nicholas Bell | Mrs. Campbell's cousin |
| Emily Rushin | Mrs. Campbell's niece, social worker for Fairfax County |
| Michael Bachman | Garth Bachman's son |
| David Bachman | Garth Bachman's son |
| Natasha Bachman | Garth Bachman's daughter |
| Gerald Bachman | Garth Bachman's son |
| Andrew Bachman | Garth Bachman's son |
| Renata Fredericksen | Johnny's mother, Glenn's Dad had an affair with her. |
| Pierre Fredericksen | Johnny's half-brother |
| Denise Fredericksen | Johnny's half-sister |
| Jenny Fredericksen | Johnny's half-sister |
| Bill Campbell | Rick's Maternal Grandfather, makes great BBQ |
| Grandma Campbell | Rick's Maternal Grandmother |
| Florence Campbell | Vickie Campbell's oldest sister |
| Barry Pritchard | Rick's uncle, looks like a buddha statue married into the Campbell family. Florence Campbell's husband. |
| Javis Campbell | Vickie Campbell's 2nd oldest sister, married to Alma Fullmer |
| Alma Fullmer | Rick's uncle, tall and skinny, married into the Campbell family. Javis Campbell's husband. |
| Ivy Campbell | Vickie Campbell's youngest sister, married to Sidney Moon |
| Sidney (Sid) Moon | Rick's uncle, big linebacker type, married into the Campbell family. Ivy Campbell's husband |
| George Campbell | Peyton's father. Rick's uncle. Vickie's brother |
| Emma Braithewaite | Peyton's mother. Rick's aunt. Married to George Campbell |
| Peyton Campbell | Rick's cousin, attacked Rick and Glenn, served jail time, married Jonathan Smith |
| Jonathan Smith | Peyton's husband, Sheriff Daniel Smith's son |
| Sheriff Daniel Smith | Jonathan's father, friend of the Scarborough family |
| MaryAnn Smith | Jonathan's mother |
| Markley Paul | Janelle Henderson's father, Markley's grandfather |
| Michelle Paul | Janelle Henderson's mother, Markley's grandmother |
| Mihnea | Guy Rick and Glenn met on the plane returning from Cancun |
| Mrs. Smith | Kyle's assistant football coach, substitute teacher in Kyle's English class |
| Sam Ingram | Todd and Adam's Dad |
| Vickie Ingram | Todd and Adam's Mom |
| Brad Anderson | Zach and Robbie's Dad, medical doctor |
| Melissa Anderson | Zach and Robbie's Mom, pharmacist |
| Jake Caldwell | Janice's Dad, Ben's father-in-law |
| Vivian Caldwell | Janice's mother, Ben's mother-in-law |
| Janice Marie Caldwell | Married to Ben Nielsen |
| Pastor David Wilson | Pastor at Rick and Glenn's church, married to Gerald Wilson |
| Gerald Wilson | Pastor Wilson's husband |
| Mrs. Bartucivik | Ashley's friend at the care center |
| Mrs. Javklan | Purev's mother |
| Mr. Javklan | Purev's father |
| Mr. Aslabataar | Idree's father |
| Mrs. Prebitch | Social worker in Hauppauge, New York |
| Adrian Munteanu | college age guy Robbie and Adam met on their honeymoon, lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Jean-Michael Gagnon | Zach and Todd's teammate on the U of M hockey team, from Quebec |
| Jean-Francois Fortin | Jean-Michael's cousin, assaulted by police for being gay |
| Mitchell | Justin's teammate on the swim team. |
| Henri Girard | Jean-Francois' boyfriend |
| Jeff | A friend from SLC, met the guys in Cancun, Scott's boyfriend |
| Scott | A friend from SLC, met the guys in Cancun, Jeff's boyfriend |
| Mike | Jeff and Scott's friend from Austin, TX, met the guys in Cancun |
| Troy | Jeff and Scott's friend from Austin, TX, met the guys in Cancun |
| Captain Jose | Boat captain who took the guys to a remote beach near Cancun |
| Juan | Boat captain's gay son, who helped on the boat and participated in the beach games with the guys |
| Mom Strickland | LaTisha's maternal grandmother |
| Celia | Mom Strickland's sister |
| Sharon Strickland | LaTisha's mother, Gerald Lee's former girlfriend |
| Terry | Dr. Bigelow's friend |
| Mr. Stubbs | Mrs. Evans supervisor |
| Ms. Choi | Mrs. Evans co-worker |
| Mr. Shepherd | Mr. Stubbs manager |
| Derrick | Rick and Glenn's friend, lawyer specializing in family law |
| Mr. Santani | Family Law Lawyer representing Rick and Glenn |
| Mr. Hubbard | Family Law Lawyer representing Rick and Glenn |
| Karleyun Jackson | Fellow student at Glenn's work in Atlanta |
| Toby Crookston | Gay Football player at Georga Tech, friends with Jeb and Larry |
| Mame Sandrithani | Brian's brother, Justin's brother-in-law |
| Darya Nayar | Brian's fiancee in India, Marriage arranged by his parents at age 6 |
| Nasir Sandrithani | Mame's husband |
| Rene Southwick | Glenn's new boss in Atlanta |
| Tom | Glenn's co-worker, got Duane and Mason fired for being gay |
| Khareem | teenager at the amusement park, chatted with Peyton and Jonathan |
| Jake Wong | Glenn's violin student, cute Asian guy, Freshman at Georgia Tech |
| Oretta Jacqueline Strickland | Gerald's girlfriend, aka OJ |
| Donald John-Michael (Johnny) Nielsen | Glenn's half brother, aka Johnny |
| Collin Knudsen | Security Guard for the Lernier Family |
| Jolene Dunn | Jeff's oldest daughter |
| Gabriel Mendoza | Purev's boyfriend |
| Brad Pace | Cory Gale's friend and co-worker |
| Winston Lundquist | Purev's boyfriend at Edison High School |
| Moriah Frego | Ashley's friend at school. Tried to commit suicide |
| Ian Waakter | Glenn's first boyfriend, exchange student from Norway, age 17 with dirty blond hair, hazel eyes |
| Tyler | Cliff's gay brother, brother-in-law to Maria, Zach and Todd's surrogate |
| Maria | Zach and Todd's surrogate |
| Cliff | Maria's husband, gave permission for Maria to be Zach and Todd's surrogate |
| Dr. Dombrinski | The doctor who delivered Zach and Todd's sons, Cameron and Skye |
| Michael | Maria and Cliff's son |
| Jamie | Maria and Cliff's son |
| Veronica | Maria and Cliff's daughter |
| Trevor Bainbridge | Purev's boyfriend at George Mason University, sophmore year |
| Terry | Purev's ex-boyfriend, they met during Purev's freshman year at GMU. |
| Jennifer Bainbridge | Trevor's sister |
| Lucena Afonso | Kyle's Brazilian girlfriend |
| Thomas Lundquist | Winston's older brother, Tamid's boyfriend |
| Ms. Clawson | Ashley's middle school science teacher |
| Tamid Moitra | Rick and Glenn's security guard |
| Bunnie Mumford | Glenn's co-worker, has Cabbage Patch Collection |
| Michael Mumford | Bunnie's husband, psychologist |
| Matthew Clayton Lundquist | Rick's nephew, born when Rick was 13 years old |
| Kenya Marie Lundquist | Rick's niece, born when Rick was 15 years old |
| Kevin Orville Lundquist | Julie's Husband, Rick's brother-in-law. Works as a construction foreman |
| Julie Lernier | Rick's sister, 10 years older than Rick. Lives in Bowie, Maryland. Married to Kevin Lundquist has two kids. Works for the state department of education. |
| Gene Wall | father of Ian's host family in Swift Current |
| Pat Wall | mother of Ian's host family in Swift Current |
| Craig | Ben's high school friend |
| Jen | Ben's high school friend, Craig's sister, Glenn's first date in Swift Current his senior year |
| Marcy | My grandparents' maid |
| Ben Sorenson | Glenn's Grandpa's friend, BMW plant manager |
| Brett Martin | Keith's friend from Georgia Tech, Glenn visited his home in Austin, TX, before deciding to attend GA Tech. His dad is a professor at University of Texas. Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| Mike | Keith's friend from Georgia Tech. Movie trivia guy from Fresno, CA. Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| Nolan | Keith's friend. Graduated from high school with Keith and Rick. Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| Sydney "Syd" | Keith's friend from Georgia Tech. Originally from Kansas Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| Jeff | Keith's friend from Georgia Tech. Originally from New York Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| King | Keith's friend from Georgia Tech. Mellow Mushroom crowd |
| Arthur Martin | Brett's dad, professor at U of Texas in Austin |
| James | Brett's friend at UTEP, Samoan |
| Roy | Brett's friend at UTEP |
| Rusty and Shep | Rick's dogs at his parents home |
| Joshua Fullmer | Rick's cousin |
| April Pritchard | Rick's cousin |
| Judy Fullmer | Rick's cousin |
| Patty Fullmer | Rick's cousin |
| Dale Pritchard | Rick's cousin, David's younger brother |
| David Pritchard | Rick's cousin, Dale's older brother (oldest of the Campbell cousins - age 25 at family reunion) |
| Christian Fullmer | Rick's cousin |
| Tina Pritchard | Rick's cousin |
| Shannon Moon | Rick's cousin, Jill and Kim's baby sister |
| Kim Moon | Rick's cousin, Jill's older sister |
| Jill Moon | Rick's cousin, Kim's younger sister |
| Elijah Campbell | Rick's cousin, Peyton's younger brother |
| Samuel Campbell | Rick's cousin, Peyton's younger brother |
| Reverend Lacey | Pastor who married Keith and Kerry in Clemson, SC |
| Sandra | girl at the hotel pool, made friends with Glenn and Rick |
| Tamara | girl at the hotel pool, made friends with Glenn and Rick |
| Lorna Nielsen Horn | Glenn's cousin, Uncle Ben's daughter, married to Duane Horn, Lives in Vanguard, Saskatchewan |
| Duane Horn | Lorna's husband, Glenn's cousin-in-law |
| Emily Horn | Lorna's oldest girl |
| Victoria Horn | Lorna's 2nd child |
| Sherry Horn | Lorn's 3rd child (5 week old baby) |
| Emil | Nielsen family friend, lives in Hazenmore, Sask., married to Evelyn |
| Evelyn | Nielsen family friend, lives in Hazenmore, Sask., married to Emil |
| Rebecca Nielsen | Glenn's cousin, Uncle Ben's daughter |
| Jeannie Nielsen | Glenn's cousin, Uncle Ben's daughter |
| Victoria Nielsen | Glenn's cousin, Uncle Ben's daughter |
| John Robertson | Real estate agent hired by Grandpa Scarborough to find Rick and Glenn a condo in Atlanta |
| Mr. Stewart | Grandpa Scarborough's lawyer |
| Mr. Cianflone | Grandpa Scarborough's accountant |
| Jeff Peterson | Keith and Kerry's neighbors in Atlanta |
| Julie Peterson | Keith and Kerry's neighbors in Atlanta |
| Officer Dougherty | Atlanta police officer who invistigated hate crimes against Rick and Glenn |
| Officer Taliaferro | Atlanta police officer who invistigated hate crimes against Rick and Glenn |
| Angie Jackson | Rick's ex-girlfriend. Peyton's ex-girlfriend who helped destroy Rick and Glenn's apartment in Atlanta |
| Melodie Jones | Atlanta police officer who helped Rick and Glenn. One of Rick's one night stands. |
| Greg Olsen | Glenn's friend in his calculus class at Georgia Tech |
| Mr. Brown | gay school counselor at Georgia Tech |
| Dr. Spanos | calculus professor at Georgia Tech |
| Dr. Chi | calculus professor at Georgia Tech |
| Dr. Gomez | Felipe's mother. Studied medicine in London |
| Sr. Gomez | Felipe's father. Owns fire extinguisher company |
| Sra. Martinez | The Gomez family cook |
| Maria Martinez | Sra. Martinez' daughter. The Gomez family housekeeper |
| Gary Gomez | Felipe's twin brother, attends boarding school in England |
| Oscar Gomez | Felipe's twin brother, attends boarding school in England |
| Mrs. Rivera | Mauricio's mother, lives in the Garibaldi building in Veracruz |
| Mauricio Rivera | Mrs. Gomez' patient, lives in the Garibaldi building in Veracruz. Uses moving dolly to get around instead of a regular wheelchair. |
| Toni | tow truck driver, pulled Volkswagon bus out of the hole in Veracruz |
| Jacobo Zetina | professor of archaeology at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa. Mari and Vanesa's father |
| Mari Zetina | girl Oscar and Gary met on the beach in Veracruz |
| Vanesa Zetina | girl Oscar and Gary met on the beach in Veracruz |
| Mr. Sanchez | Volkswagon plant manager in Puebla, Mexico |
| John Gotimer | Man at the Park in Atlanta. Talks to Glenn after his fight with Rick |
| Rian Gotimer | John's 8 year old son |
| Jimmy Gotimer | John's 6 year old son |
| Jared | Nancy's boyfriend during her senior year of high school, Ben's teammate from his hockey team. |
| Aaron | Cynthia's boyfriend during her senior year of high school, moved to Swift Current from Saskatoon |
| Sharon Watson | Ben's high school girlfriend |
| Chip | One of Rick's Marine Corps buddies, played poker with him. |
| Stan | One of Rick's Marine Corps buddies, played poker with him. |
| Joe | One of Rick's Marine Corps buddies, played poker with him. |
| Mark | One of Rick's Marine Corps buddies, played poker with him. |
| Jimmy | Glenn's friend with benefits in high school; one of Ben's teammates. Married Cameron, one of his high school teammates. |
| Cameron | Jimmy's husband, one of Ben's teammates from high school |
| Mrs. Mattison | Mark's mother, micro-biologist |
| Mr. Mattison | Mark's dad, medical doctor |
| Dr. Snyder | Chairman of the Computer Science Dept. at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Jospeh Mann | Concertmaster of the Minnesota Symphoy Orchestra |
| Brian | One of Ben's hockey teammates at the University of Minnesota. Bouncer at a gay club in Minneapolis. |
| Joshua | Brian's life partner, also a bouncer at the same gay club in Minneapolis. |
| Sarah | Justin's friend that helped him after his boyfriend, Alex, beat him up, breaking both of his arms |
| Alex | Justin's ex-boyfriend, in jail for assault. |
| Mitch | Sarah's 16 year old son, helped take care of Justin |
| Jerry | Sarah's 17 year old son, helped take care of Justin, asked Justin to marry him when he turns 18 |
| Jared Cardin | Justin's older brother, married with two children |
| Dr. Hansen | Justin and Glenn's psychiatrist in Minneapolis |
| Mr. Snow | Banker in Minneapolis who met with Glenn, Ben and Rick when they bought their house. |
| Mr. Roland | The realtor selling the house in Minneapolis |
| Ms. Dean | Bank recorder |
| Ms. Larsen | Title Company representative at closing |
| Mr. Phillips | Bank's home mortgage representative |
| Mr. Anderson | Grandpa Scarborough's representative at closing in Minneapolis |
| Mark Ensign | businessman on Rick's flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta to rejoin his unit |
| Jerry Stinchcomb | businessman on Rick's flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta to rejoin his unit |
| Sgt. Jim Mason | Scout master of the troop housed on base at Quantico |
| Sgt. Slade | Assistant scout master of the troop housed on base at Quantico |
| Mark | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Chad | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Selby | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Chip | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Steve | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Norman | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Kenny | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| K'Shawn | one of the scouts in the Quantico scout troop |
| Martin | Brian and Justin's friends auditioning for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Jean-Michael | Brian and Justin's friends auditioning for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Peter | Brian and Justin's friends auditioning for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Francis | Brian and Justin's friends auditioning for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Jason | Brian and Justin's friends auditioning for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Jesse | Glenn's friend from orchestra, auditioned for the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus |
| Jordan Smith | Glenn's classmate in piano performance |
| Mr. Nichols | Brandon's teacher who taught him self-defense and boxing |
| Harrison | Brandon's first live-in boyfriend |
| Martin Rupinta | Phillipino guy on Glenn's flight to Atlanta for the Christmas holidays |
| Mr. Curtis | Head of security team at Grandpa Scarborough's home |
| John | Peyton's cell mate in jail and his lover |
| Joel | One of the security guards hired by Grandpa Scarborough |
| Jerry | One of the security guards hired by Grandpa Scarborough |
| Dan | One of the security guards hired by Grandpa Scarborough |
| Tom Bragg | Grandma Scarborough's cousins who own the stables where the Scarborough clan went horseback riding |
| Margie Bragg | Grandma Scarborough's cousins who own the stables where the Scarborough clan went horseback riding |
| Reverend Joynt | Reverend that presided over the double weddings of Zach and Todd, and Mark and Brandon |
| Coach Dodd | Zach and Ben's hockey coach at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Coach Madison | Todd's hockey coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| Aaron Jensen | Todd's best man at his wedding, center for the Bulldogs |
| Martin Montserrat | Zach and Ben's hockey teammate at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. |
| Vijay | Brian's friend in India who moved to England to avoid being murdered by his family for being gay. In a civil union with Raj |
| Raj | Brian's friend in India who moved to England to avoid being murdered by his family for being gay. In a civil union with Vijay |
| Aaron Davidson | Glenn's admirer at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, met Glenn at the concert at Dr. Nohr's home, tried to get Glenn to date him. |
| Lt. Col. Phillips | Steve Hurst's commanding officer at Quantico |
| Dr. Jerome | Cory's doctor at Potomac Hospital |
| Dr. Mark Nhu | Greg's doctor at Fairfax Hospital |
| Reverend Talbot | Preacher at the Hurst's church who incited Steve Hurst to attack his gay son and his partner with his preaching |
| Sean Lashenko | Rick's roommate in the barracks at Quantico Marine Base after moving out the Hursts' home. He's in the reserves, from Connecticut. Attends the University of Rochester |
| Mrs. Mahoney | Resident apartment manager at the apartment building the guys bought in Minneapolis |
| Connor Twitchell | Matt Twitchell's twin brother, football player at U of M Twin Cities |
| Matt Twitchell | Connor Twitchell's twin brother, football player at U of M Twin Cities |
| Andy | Glenn's accompanyist for his practice sessions for the Brahm's violin concerto |
| Mark Cook | Shawn Cook's little brother, same age as Glenn's sister, Nancy. Randy's brother-in-law. Attends college in Vancouver, BC |
| Tracy Middleton | Eric's ex-girlfriend from high school, met the guys at the Buffalo Brew Club in Swift Current |
| Marty St. Jean | A new gay friend the guys met at the Buffalo Brew Club in Swift Curent |
| Reverend Horner | Reverend that presided over Ben and Janice's wedding in Toronto |
| Dr. Kent | Emergency room doctor that wouldn't listen to Glenn |
| Dr. Newburg | Emergency room doctor that replaced Dr. Kent |
| Chris | Hospital orderly who helped wheel Glenn out of the ER |
List of Characters in the Lernier Family Stories
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Thank you so much for the "list of characters"! Wish I asked for it sooner! But I am sure it will come in handy when I read the stories again in the future. Gail
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you find this list useful! I started this list of characters when I started writing these stories, but was told by some author friends not to include it in the main body of the story.
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