The fire still burns, but the pandemic has made 'gender reveals' hotter than ever
LOS ANGELES - Pyrotechnics from a gender reveal party in Yucaipa, Calif., sparked a wildfire and ignited an international firestorm of criticism and fierce cultural debate over a custom many say is toxic and dangerous - not least because the fire continues to rage.
"I actually had a lot of people calling me asking if it was my gender reveal," said Samantha Nguyen of Santa Ana, who learned she was having a boy at her own gender reveal celebration the next day. "Everybody messaged me like, 'Oh my God, what have you done?'"
The events have grown so extreme that even the Pasadena mom who originated them now regrets it. But that doesn't mean they're going away. Instead, gender reveals are hotter than ever, thanks in part to rapid advances in prenatal technology and
