Dad: Gabriel (45)

Daughter: Angelica (26)

Location: San Diego, CA

Dad Occupation: Owner of “Yocisco” Apparel Company

Daughter Occupation: Co-Owner of “Yocisco” Apparel Company

Daddy’s Little Princess

Angelica and Gabriel share an incredibly unique relationship, and a very interesting story… Not only is Gabriel an incredible father, he also possesses many of the qualities traditionally associated with being a mom. From getting manicures to going on shopping trips to even talking about each other’s sex lives, Gabriel has been both a father and a mother to Angelica ever since she was born. Today, not much has changed and Gabriel is still incredibly (and perhaps overly) involved in her life. He knows her menstrual cycle. He still shops for her, dresses her, and even changes with her. He tells her what to eat. When to eat. Gabriel straddles the line between “gay best friend” and overly involved parent. He’s tough, and he’s micromanaging because he is the sole parent of his princess. Because mom is no longer with them, it’s 100% his responsibility to provide and protect Angelica.

Gabriel has doted on his daughter since she was a baby, much in the way a mother would. He has always loved dressing her up in designer and expensive clothing. He even bought her a $500 Gucci outfit when she was just five years old! Today, not much has changed. He will still dress his baby girl as though she was a living doll. They will even strip down to their underwear and change with each other! She wants a boob job, but when dad see’s daughter’s perky boobs he thinks that they are perfect and doesn’t want her to change a thing! He will go lingerie shopping with her and help pick out outfits. Because the duo owns and runs a men’s underwear company, this works both ways! Dad is the model for the underwear, so Angelica will style her father in extremely revealing jock straps and underwear, pose him for photo shoots, and help to make sure that he’s looking super sexy! Certainly a strange and cringe-inducing dynamic, but they are wholly comfortable around each other!

As a little kid, Angelica always knew that her dad was gay. However, Gabriel spent many years of his life keeping his true self a secret. When Gabriel was a teenager, he was still in the closet as he didn’t feel comfortable coming out where he lived in the 1990’s. Gabriel dated Angelica’s mom all throughout high school, and when he was a freshman in college, the two had what Gabriel describes as an “oops baby.” Thus, Angelica was born. Though Gabriel tried to make it work with Angelica’s mom, even living with her for a year, the pair eventually split up. It was around that time that Gabriel came out at age 21 and began co-parenting Angelica with Angelica’s mom. 

For most of Angelica’s life, her parents were very amicable, able to figure out a situation that worked for them without getting the courts involved. In high school, both parents came to every cheerleading game, rooting for her in the bleachers. Though Angelica’s mom was incredibly successful and well adjusted for most of her daughter’s life, things took a turn when Angelica was 17. Much to Angelica and Gabriel’s surprise, Angelica’s mom began to struggle with alcoholism, falling fast and hard down a troubled path. In the darkest parts of her mom’s addiction, Angelica was able to lean on her dad for support, growing even closer to him as life threw them this curveball. The two did their best to help Angelica’s mother, attempting to steer her into rehab multiple times.

Sadly, around three years ago, Angelica’s mother passed away. This loss was devastating to both Gabriel and Angelica, but Angelica was hit with grief especially hard. She often felt like the world was coming crashing down around her, turning to her dad to catch her and pick her back up. Now, Gabriel fills a motherly role even more, acting as nurturer and protector. He is all she has and therefore he needs to be involved in every decision that she makes, acting as both a friend but a guardian as well.

These days, Gabriel and Angelica’s relationship is the strongest it’s ever been. And who wouldn’t be thriving while living with your Gay Best Friend, who’s also your dad? The duo celebrates every pride together, loves a fun gay bar, and of course, putting dollars into Go-Go’s shorts. Who doesn’t love tipping hot male dancers with their dad? Maybe it’s something girls would do with their girlfriends, but bringing dad bra shopping is next level.

Angelica is in fact a fiancée! Angelica is engaged to a young man in medical school named Anthony. Anthony will be moving from San Diego to Louisiana in January for two years to finish her degree. With Angelica’s fiancé off at medical school, Angelica lives at home, still able to enjoy her dad’s home cooked meals every night. Gabriel confesses that his friends are always advising him to kick Angelica out, convinced that 26 is too old to live at home but Gabriel has no intention of doing so. He still feels the need to be her protector, provider, caretaker, and make all of her decisions for her, blurring the line between parent and GBF…

Gabriel and Angelica run multiple businesses together, but their main focus is their menswear apparel company, which primarily manufactures men’s bamboo underwear. The duo also owns a production company, producing fashion shows as well as content for brands as big as Fashion Nova. Clearly, the years they spent bonding over their love for all things shopping and fashion paid off! They literally work right next to each other, so when they’re not hanging out, going to the gym, they are side by side working on the business.

Recently, Anthony has invited Angelica to pack up her things and move with him to Louisiana so that they can be together as he finishes his last year in medical school. Gabriel is vehemently opposed to this idea. First of all, it would negatively impact their business and all of their hopes, plans, and dreams. There’s so much more opportunity for their budding business in San Diego…The future is not in Shreveport! Additionally, as a father, Gabriel’s biggest fear is that Louisiana signals a slippery road of settling for his daughter. He worries that if she leaves, she’ll settle for a small life in a small town. He worries that she’ll get pregnant before she experiences the world. He worries that his baby girl won’t reach her true potential once she’s gone from the nest.

Even if Angelica stays in Southern California, she will go visit Anthony; there will be that constant distraction and pull to be with him. It’s going to be a rocky push and pull for the next year to say the least, and with a wedding on the horizon and business ventures in full swing, Angelica and Gabriel have quite a full plate on their hands. Angelica knows that she couldn’t possibly plan the entire wedding on her own, and with Anthony away, she’s going to need Gabriel by her side to help her every step of the way. Still, Angelica is a self-admitted drama queen. Gabriel knows that his entitled daughter is going to ask for the sun, the moon, and the stars, and she’ll be a bridezilla if she doesn’t get her way. Gabriel will be there for every step of the journey, from cake tasting, to dress shopping, and of course, the bachelorette party. Gabriel also realizes that the wedding signals the shift in their relationship; she is no longer going to be his baby, and he’s nervous about relinquishing his control and his involvement in his daughter’s life. Gabriel knows that it’s going to be an emotional time in their journey together.